Where does “discrediteth” come from?
discrediteth (English) comes from English discredit, from French discrédit, from French discréditer, from French crédit, from Italian credito, from Latin crēditum, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō — to do, put, place.
discrediteth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “discrediteth”, step by step
discrediteth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discredit
| 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |