credencial

/kɾedenˈθjal/ · B2 · adj

credential

📜 credencial = credit + ential: the paper that earns you trust (from Latin credere, to believe)

Comes from Latin credere, to believe. A credencial is the document that makes others believe your claim to authority. Spot the cred- root also in English credit, credible and credence.

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