## Meanings
1. A qualification, achievement, or document that proves someone's status, skill, or right to do something.
2. Evidence of skill, experience, or excellence.
3. To officially grant someone the qualifications or authority to do something.

## Examples
- She has impressive credentials for the teaching job.
- The team showed their credentials with a stunning victory.
- Teachers in the state must be credentialed before they can work.

## Derived Forms
- credentialism
- credentialist
- credentialization

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱerd-
- Root: crēdentiālis
- Root: crēdentia

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin crēdentiālis (“giving authority”), from Latin crēdentia (“trust”).

## AI Etymology
Credential is from Medieval Latin crēdentiālis (“giving authority”), from Latin crēdentia (“trust”). In present-day use, it can mean a qualification, achievement, or document that proves someone's status, skill, or right to do something, or evidence of skill, experience, or excellence. Derived formations include credentialism, credentialist, and credentialization.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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