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Where does “crédibilité” come from?

crédibilité (French) comes from Latin credibilitatem, 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.

crédibilité (French): credibility

Definitions

  1. credibility

Ancestry of “crédibilité”, step by step

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

Words derived from “crédibilité”

  • credibility
  • street cred
  • street credibility
  • incrédibilité
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →