Where does “creditor” come from?
Creditor comes from Middle English creditour, from Anglo-Norman creditour, from Latin creditor, one who lends or trusts, derived from creditus, the past participle of credere, meaning to believe or entrust, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
creditor (English): A person to whom a debt is owed; One who gives...
Definitions
- A person to whom a debt is owed; One who gives...
Ancestry of “creditor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | creditour | creditor |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | creditour | — |
| 3 | Latin | crēditor | creditor, lender |
| 4 | Latin | crēditum | a loan |
| 5 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |