creditor

Where does the word "creditor" come from? It comes from Latin credere, passing through Latin before entering English (1400s).

Creditor’s story begins in Latin: credere meant “to believe, to trust.” The root of 'credit', 'creed' and 'incredible'. Within Latin, it grew into creditor by ancient. One to whom something is entrusted, a lender, from credere. It reached English by 1400s as creditor. Settled as the English word for a person or institution to whom money is owed. Today, creditor means a person or institution to whom money is owed.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient credere "to believe, to trust", the root of 'credit', 'creed' and 'incredible'.
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient creditor "one to whom something is entrusted, a lender", one to whom something is entrusted, a lender, from credere.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1400s creditor "a person or institution to whom money is owed", settled as the English word for a person or institution to whom money is owed.