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Where does “credit” come from?

Credit comes from Middle French crédit, from Latin creditum, the past participle of credere meaning to believe or entrust, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.

credit (English): To believe; to put credence in; To add to an...

Definitions

  1. To believe; to put credence in; To add to an...

Ancestry of “credit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcréditbelief, trust
2Latincrēditum—
3Latincrēdō—
4Proto-Italickrezdō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “credit”

  • credited
  • discredit
  • creditable
  • discreditable
  • creditworthiness
  • creditably
  • microcredit
  • creditworthy
  • uncredited
  • noncredit
  • creditability
  • discreditably
  • recredit
  • uncreditworthy
  • precredit
  • uncreditable
  • miscredit
  • creditless
  • increditable
  • noncredited
  • noncreditworthy
  • creditableness
  • discreditor
  • creditee
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