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
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Words derived from “crédit”