Where does “accredit” come from?
Accredit comes from French accrediter, formed from French a- (to) and Latin creditum (believed, trusted), derived from Latin creditus (past participle of credere, to believe), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- (to grow or nourish).
accredit (English): To ascribe; attribute; credit with; To put or...
Definitions
- To ascribe; attribute; credit with; To put or...
Ancestry of “accredit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | accréditer | accredit |
| 2 | French | créditer | to credit |
| 3 | French | crédit | credit; course credit |
| 4 | Italian | credito | credit |
| 5 | Latin | crēditum | a loan |
| 6 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |