crédito
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See also: credito
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian credito, or Latin creditum (“a loan, credit”),[1] neuter of creditus, past participe of credere (“to believe”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cré‧di‧to
Noun
crédito m (plural créditos)
References
- ^ “crédito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin creditum (“a loan, credit”), neuter of creditus, past participe of credere (“to believe”) (or possibly through the intermediate of Italian credito, especially in the case of the financial/mercantile sense).[1] Doublet of creído.
Pronunciation
Noun
crédito m (plural créditos)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “crédito”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “crédito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28