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Where does “acreditar” come from?

acreditar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese crédito, from Italian credito, 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.

acreditar (Portuguese): to believe in; to believe in/that; to believe...

Definitions

  1. to believe in; to believe in/that; to believe...

Ancestry of “acreditar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecréditocredit
2Italiancreditocredit
3Latincrēditum—
4Latincrēdō—
5Proto-Italickrezdō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “acreditar”

  • inacreditável
  • inacreditavelmente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →