credit的词源

英文词源

credit (n.): 1520s, from Middle French crédit (15c.) "belief, trust," from Italian credito, from Latin creditum "a loan, thing entrusted to another," from past participle of credere "to trust, entrust, believe" (see credo). The commercial sense was the original one in English (creditor is mid-15c.). Meaning "honor, acknowledgment of merit," is from c. 1600. Academic sense of "point for completing a course of study" is 1904. Movie/broadcasting sense is 1914. Credit rating is from 1958; credit union is 1881, American English.
credit (v.): 1540s, from credit (n.). Related: Credited; crediting.

来自词根cred, 相信，信任。-it, 过去分词，比较visit.

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来源于拉丁语动词credo, credere, credidi, credit.us(相信)的过去分词credit.us。

词根词缀： -cred-相信,信任 + -it名词词尾