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
- estimable, creditable; esteemed
Ancestry of “estimable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | estimable | estimable, creditable |
| 2 | Middle French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion |
| 3 | Old French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that) |
| 4 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 5 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |