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Where does “creditor” come from?

creditor (Latin) comes 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.

Ancestry of “creditor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēditum—
2Latincrēdō—
3Proto-Italickrezdō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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