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Where does “precredit” come from?

precredit (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.

precredit (English): Before credit is taken into account; Before the...

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  1. Before credit is taken into account; Before the...

Ancestry of “precredit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreditTo believe; to put credence in; To add to an...
2Middle Frenchcréditbelief, trust
3Latincrēditum—
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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