Where does “esteemable” come from?
esteemable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
esteemable (English): Worthy of esteem; estimable
Definitions
- Worthy of esteem; estimable
Ancestry of “esteemable”, step by step
esteemable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English esteem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | esteem | Favourable regard; To set a high value on; to... |
| 2 | Middle French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion |
| 3 | Old French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that) |
| 4 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 5 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |