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Where does “créditrice” come from?

créditrice (French) comes from French créditer, from French crédit, from Italian credito, from Latin crēditum, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti — to do, put, place.

créditrice (French): female equivalent of créditeur

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of créditeur

Ancestry of “créditrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcréditerto credit
2Frenchcréditcredit; course credit
3Italiancreditocredit
4Latincrēditum—
5Latincrēdō—
6Proto-Italickrezdō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
8Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →