Where does “acreditar” come from?

acreditar (Catalan) comes from Catalan crèdit, from Latin crēditum, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

acreditar (Catalan): to accredit

Definitions

  1. to accredit

Ancestry of “acreditar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancrèditcredit
2Latincrēdituma loan
3Latincrēdōto believe, to trust in, to give credence to
4Proto-Italickrezdōto believe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti →
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