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Where does “accreditation” come from?

Accreditation derives from Middle English -acioun, from French a, from Latin creditum, from Latin creditus, from Latin ala, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-, ultimately from Latin habere meaning to have or hold.

accreditation (English): The giving of credentials; The act of...

Definitions

  1. The giving of credentials; The act of...

Ancestry of “accreditation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaccreditTo ascribe; attribute; credit with; To put or...
2Frenchaccréditeraccredit
3Frenchcréditerto credit
4Frenchcréditcredit; course credit
5Italiancreditocredit
6Latincrēditum—
7Latincrēdō—
8Proto-Italickrezdō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
10Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “accreditation”

  • reaccreditation
  • nonaccreditation
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