Where does “credential” come from?

Credential derives from Latin credentialis, from credentia (belief, trust), from credens (believing), from credō (to believe, trust), from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱred dʰeh₁- (to place one's heart), ultimately from dʰeh₁- (to place, put).

credential (English): Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or...

Ancestry of “credential”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincredentialisgiving authority
2Latincrēdentiacredence
3Latincrēdēnslending, loaning
4Latincrēdere—

Words derived from “credential”

Every word from Latin crēdere →Every word from Latin crēdēns →Every word from Latin crēdentia →