English
credited
Credited comes from Latin crēdō ‘to trust in’, from Proto-Italic *krezðō ‘to believe’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred-dʰeh₁-ti.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱred-dʰeh₁-ti‘to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*krezðō‘to believe’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrēdōas credere‘to trust in’
- Englishtodaycredited
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱred-dʰeh₁-ti‘to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*krezðō‘to believe’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcrēdōas credere‘to trust in’
- Englishtodaycredited
Linked words
through Latin crēdō ‘to trust in’
incredible, creed, credence, incredulous, credo, incredulity, credulous, credulity, accredit, 9 more
Today it means
adj Having something attributed to oneself.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱred-dʰeh₁-ti / credited