Credence
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Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credent- ‘believing’, from the verb credere .
wiktionary
From Middle English credence, from Old French credence, from Medieval Latin crēdentia(“belief, faith”), from Latin crēdēns, present active participle of crēdō(“loan, confide in, trust, believe”). Compare French croyance, French créance, Italian credenza, Portuguese crença, Romanian credință, Spanish creencia.
etymonline
credence (n.)
"belief, trust in facts derived from other than personal knowledge; that which gives a claim to belief," mid-14c., from Medieval Latin credentia "belief," from Latin credentum (nominative credens), past participle of credere "believe, trust" (see credo).
