credo的词源

英文词源

credo (n.)

late 12c., from Latin, literally "I believe," first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, first person singular present indicative of credere "to believe," from PIE compound *kerd-dhe- "to believe," literally "to put one's heart" (cognates: Old Irish cretim, Irish creidim, Welsh credu "I believe," Sanskrit śrad-dhā- "faith"), from PIE root *kerd- (1) "heart" (see heart (n.)). The nativized form is creed. General sense of "formula or statement of belief" is from 1580s.

中文词源

credo：信条

来自词根cred, 相信，信任，来自PIE*kerd-dhe, 来自*kerd,心，见heart, *dhe, 给予，放置，词源同date, donate.

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：credo 词源，credo 含义。

credo：[宗]信条

词根词缀： -cred-相信,信任 + -o名词词尾

credo：信条；教义

词根cred-表相信，实际还可拆分为cre-+d，前者表示心，与heart同源，后者表示to give，比如说某个人credible ['kredɪb(ə)l] adj.可靠的，那意味着你可以give your heart to。结尾的-o实际表第一人称主动态现在时，credo的本意是I believe，后转变为所相信的教义。