An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

1a) Commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.
1b) A source of pride or honor.
1c) The ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.
1d) Influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation.
1e) A sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account:
2) To believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in (Dictionary.com).

M.E., from M.Fr. crédit "belief, trust," from It. credito, from L. creditum "a loan, thing entrusted to another," from p.p. of credere "to trust, entrust, believe."

Arjé, from arj "esteem, honor, dignity; price, worth, value," variant of arz "price, value," arzidan "to be worth;" Mid.Pers. arz- "to be worth;" Av. arj- "to be worth," arəjaiti "it is worth;" Proto-Ir. *Harj- "to be worth;" cf. Skt. arh- "to earn, be worth;" Gk. alphein "to earn, to obtain;" Lith. alga "salary, pay." "to be woth." Arjé dâdan with dâdan "to give, grant, yield," → datum.

To modify or prepare for publication or public presentation by checking, improving, cutting, rearranging, etc.

Back formation from editor or from Fr. éditer, or from L. editus, p.p. of edere "bring forth, produce," from → ex- "out," + -dere, combining form of dare "to give," → datum.

Virâstan, from Mid.Pers. virâstan "to arrange, prepare, restore," from prefix vi- "apart, away from, out" (Av. vi-; O.Pers. viy- "apart, away;" cf. Skt. vi- "apart, asunder, away, out;" L. vitare "to avoid, turn aside") + râstan "to arrange, to set in order," → coordinate.

1) The act or process of editing.
2) A version of anything, printed or not, presented to the public.

Verbal noun of → edit.

1) A person who edits material for publication or public presentation.
2) A computer program that enables creating and editing text files.

Agent noun of → edit.

1) An article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
2) A statement broadcast on radio or television that presents the opinion of the owner, manager, or the like, of the program, station, or channel (Dictionary.com).

→ editor + -i- + → -al.

→ inheritable.

→ inherit; → -able.

1) Passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family.
2) Of or relating to inheritance or heredity (Dictionary.com).

Of or relating to → heredity.

The passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another (OxfordDictionaries.com).

M.E., from M.Fr. hérédité, from O.Fr. eredite "inheritance, legacy," from L. hereditatem (nominative hereditas) "heirship, inheritance," → heritage.

Rigandâšt, literally "possessing heritage," from rigan, → heritage, + dâšt past stem of dâštan "to have, hold, possess, maintain," → property.

To engage in thought or contemplation; reflect. → consider.

Back formation from → meditation.

Segâlidan "to meditate, consider, think," from Mid.Pers. uskaridan "to think, consider, discuss," from us-, → ex-, + kar- "to observe, to consider;" related to engâridan, negaristan, âgâridan, → consider.

The act of meditating. → consideration.

From L. meditatatus p.p. of meditari "to think over, reflect, consider," from PIE root *med- "to measure, limit, consider, advise," → mode.

Verbal noun of → meditate.