Where does “miscredit” come from?
miscredit (English) comes from English credit, from Middle French crédit, from Latin crēditum, 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.
miscredit (English): To discredit; To credit incorrectly; discredit
Definitions
- To discredit; To credit incorrectly; discredit
Ancestry of “miscredit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | credit | To believe; to put credence in; To add to an... |
| 2 | Middle French | crédit | belief, trust |
| 3 | Latin | crēditum | — |
| 4 | Latin | crēdō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |