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
- An underestimate
Ancestry of “underestimation”, 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 |