Where does “estimate” come from?
Estimate comes from Latin aestimatus, the past participle of aestimare, itself from aestimo, traced to Old Latin aestumare.
estimate (English): A rough calculation or assessment of the value,...
Definitions
- A rough calculation or assessment of the value,...
Ancestry of “estimate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aestimatus | assessed, estimated, reckoned, considered |
| 2 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 3 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |