Where does “overestimation” come from?
Overestimation comes from Middle English over- combined with aestimatio, from Latin aestimatio, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European upér and upo meaning "over" or "under."
overestimation (English): An excessive estimation
Definitions
- An excessive estimation
Ancestry of “overestimation”, step by step
| 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 |