Where does “guesstimator” come from?
guesstimator (English) comes from English OR, from Middle English ōr, from Middle French or, from Old French or, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō.
guesstimator (English): One who guesstimates
Definitions
- One who guesstimates
Ancestry of “guesstimator”, step by step
guesstimator traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English OR
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | OR | Inclusive or; either one proposition or the other... |
| 2 | Middle English | ōr | or |
| 3 | Middle French | or | gold |
| 4 | Old French | or | gold; blond color; Alternative form of ore |
| 5 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 6 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 8 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 9 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 10 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |
via English guesstimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guesstimate | An estimate that is hardly any better than a... |
| 2 | English | guess | To reach a partly unqualified conclusion; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | gessen | to guess; to suppose |
| 4 | Old Danish | getse | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | getsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gitisōną | to guess |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | getaną | to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰed- | to defecate |