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Where does “discredibile” come from?

discredibile (Italian) comes from Italian credibile, 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.

discredibile (Italian): unbelievable

Definitions

  1. unbelievable

Ancestry of “discredibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancredibilebelievable, credible; reliable
2Latincrēdibilis—
3Latincrēdō—
4Proto-Italickrezdō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →