Where does “estimable” come from?

Estimable comes from Middle French estimable, meaning worthy of esteem or regard.

estimable (English): Worthy of esteem; admirable; Valuable; Capable of...

Definitions

  1. Worthy of esteem; admirable; Valuable; Capable of...

Ancestry of “estimable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestimableestimable, creditable
2Middle Frenchestimerto think; to consider; to have the opinion
3Old Frenchestimerto think; to consider; to have the opinion (that)
4Latinaestimōto determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge
5Latinaestumoto value, rate, esteem

Words derived from “estimable”

Every word from Latin aestumo →Every word from Latin aestimō →Every word from Old French estimer →