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Where does “estimableness” come from?

estimableness (English) comes from English estimable, from Middle French estimable, from Middle French estimer, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.

estimableness (English): The quality of deserving esteem or regard

Definitions

  1. The quality of deserving esteem or regard

Ancestry of “estimableness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishestimableWorthy of esteem; admirable; Valuable; Capable of...
2Middle Frenchestimable—
3Middle Frenchestimerto think; to consider; to have the opinion
4Old Frenchestimer—
5Latinaestimō—
6Latinaestumoto value, rate, esteem
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