Etymology of the English word accredit
the English word
accreditderived from the French word
accréditerusing the French prefix
a-derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the French word
créditDate
The earliest known usage of accredit in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
accredited,
disaccredit,
accreditingCognates
Dutch
accrediteren, French
accréditer, German
akkreditieren, Norwegian
akkreditere, Swedish
ackrediteraUsage
Word found in Modern English
