Where does “guesstimation” come from?
guesstimation (English) comes from English estimation, from Middle English estimacioun, from Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
guesstimation (English): An estimation made without good justification and...
Definitions
- An estimation made without good justification and...
Ancestry of “guesstimation”, step by step
guesstimation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English estimation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | estimation | The process of making an estimate; The amount,... |
| 2 | Middle English | estimacioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | estimacion | — |
| 4 | Latin | aestimatio | valuation, estimation according to its worth,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English guess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guess | To reach a partly unqualified conclusion; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | gessen | to guess; to suppose |
| 3 | Old Danish | getse | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | getsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gitisōną | to guess |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | getaną | to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰed- | to defecate |