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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

  1. To ascribe; attribute; credit with; To put or...

Ancestry of “accredit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaccréditeraccredit
2Frenchcréditerto credit
3Frenchcréditcredit; course credit
4Italiancreditocredit
5Latincrēditum—
6Latincrēdō—
7Proto-Italickrezdō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
9Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “accredit”

  • accredited
  • accreditation
  • unaccredited
  • nonaccredited
  • reaccreditation
  • accreditable
  • accredition
  • reaccredit
  • nonaccreditation
  • accreditment
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