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Where does “underestimation” come from?

Underestimation derives from Middle English under- combined with Old French estimacion, from Latin aestimatio, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European roots n̥dʰér and h₁en.

underestimation (English): An underestimate

Definitions

  1. An underestimate

Ancestry of “underestimation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishestimationThe process of making an estimate; The amount,...
2Middle Englishestimacioun—
3Old Frenchestimacion—
4Latinaestimatiovaluation, estimation according to its worth,...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “underestimation”

  • misunderestimation
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