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Where does “crédit” come from?

crédit (Middle French) 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.

crédit (Middle French): belief, trust

Definitions

  1. belief, trust

Ancestry of “crédit”, 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

Words derived from “crédit”

  • credit
  • credited
  • discredit
  • accredited
  • accreditation
  • creditable
  • discreditable
  • creditworthiness
  • creditably
  • microcredit
  • accredit
  • creditworthy
  • uncredited
  • unaccredited
  • noncredit
  • nonaccredited
  • creditability
  • discreditably
  • recredit
  • reaccreditation
  • uncreditworthy
  • precredit
  • uncreditable
  • accreditable
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