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Where does “accreditment” come from?

accreditment (English) comes from English accredit, from French accréditer, from French créditer, from French crédit, from Italian credito, from Latin crēditum, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō — to do, put, place.

accreditment (English): The process of becoming accredited

Definitions

  1. The process of becoming accredited

Ancestry of “accreditment”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →