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Where does “accredited” come from?

Accredited comes from Middle English accredited, from French accréditer, from Latin creditus meaning "believed" or "trusted," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- meaning "to grow" or "nourish."

accredited (English): simple past tense and past participle of...

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Ancestry of “accredited”, 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 “accredited”

  • unaccredited
  • nonaccredited
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