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Where does “estimable” come from?

estimable (French) comes from Middle French estimable, from Middle French estimer, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.

estimable (French): estimable, creditable; esteemed

Definitions

  1. estimable, creditable; esteemed

Ancestry of “estimable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestimable—
2Middle Frenchestimerto think; to consider; to have the opinion
3Old Frenchestimer—
4Latinaestimō—
5Latinaestumoto value, rate, esteem
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