Where does “esteem” come from?
Esteem comes from Middle French estimer, from Latin aestimare, ultimately from Old Latin aestumare, originally meaning to value or appraise.
esteem (English): Favourable regard; To set a high value on; to...
Definitions
- Favourable regard; To set a high value on; to...
Ancestry of “esteem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion |
| 2 | Old French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that) |
| 3 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 4 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |