Where does “discreditable” come from?
Discreditable derives from English discredit, from Middle French crédit, from Latin creditum, the past participle of credere meaning "to believe or entrust," itself containing Latin ex and the root credo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-.
discreditable (English): Able to be discredited; Low, mean, bringing...
Definitions
- Able to be discredited; Low, mean, bringing...
Ancestry of “discreditable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discredit | To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause... |
| 2 | French | discrédit | disrepute |
| 3 | French | discréditer | to discredit |
| 4 | French | crédit | credit; course credit |
| 5 | Italian | credito | credit |
| 6 | Latin | crēditum | a loan |
| 7 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |