Where does “discreditably” come from?
discreditably (English) comes from English discreditable, from English discredit, from French discrédit, from French discréditer, from French crédit, from Italian credito, from Latin crēditum, from Latin crēdō — to do, put, place.
discreditably (English): In a discreditable manner
Definitions
- In a discreditable manner
Ancestry of “discreditably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discreditable | Able to be discredited; Low, mean, bringing... |
| 2 | English | discredit | To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause... |
| 3 | French | discrédit | disrepute |
| 4 | French | discréditer | to discredit |
| 5 | French | crédit | credit; course credit |
| 6 | Italian | credito | credit |
| 7 | Latin | crēditum | a loan |
| 8 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |