Where does “underestimate” come from?

Underestimate comes from English estimate, from Latin aestimatus, from Latin aestimare, from Latin aestimo, from Proto-Indo-European n̥dʰér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en.

underestimate (English): To perceive as having a lower value, quantity,...

Definitions

  1. To perceive as having a lower value, quantity,...

Ancestry of “underestimate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunder-Beneath, under
2EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
3Middle Englishunderunder
4Old Englishunderunder, beneath
5Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “underestimate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →