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
- The quality of deserving esteem or regard
Ancestry of “estimableness”, step by step
estimableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English estimable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | estimable | Worthy of esteem; admirable; Valuable; Capable of... |
| 2 | Middle French | estimable | estimable, creditable |
| 3 | Middle French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion |
| 4 | Old French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that) |
| 5 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 6 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |