myEtymology.com: French etymology of credit

Etymology of the French word credit

the Old French word credit

derived from the Italian word credito

derived from the Latin word creditum (loan, debt, what is lent)

derived from the Latin word credere (lend to, make loans, give credit; trust, entrust; commit)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kerd-

English credit

Word found in Old French