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Where does “incredibility” come from?

incredibility (English) comes from Latin incredibilitas, from Latin incrēdibilis, from Latin crēdibilis, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

incredibility (English): The quality of being incredible; incredibleness;...

Definitions

  1. The quality of being incredible; incredibleness;...

Ancestry of “incredibility”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincredibilitas—
2Latinincrēdibilis—
3Latincrēdibilis—
4Latincrēdō—
5Proto-Italickrezdō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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