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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | estimable | Worthy of esteem; admirable; Valuable; Capable of... |
| 2 | Middle French | estimable | — |
| 3 | Middle French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion |
| 4 | Old French | estimer | — |
| 5 | Latin | aestimō | — |
| 6 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |