Where does “estimer” come from?
estimer (French) comes from Middle French estimer, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.
estimer (French): to estimate, to calculate roughly; to esteem, to...
Definitions
- to estimate, to calculate roughly; to esteem, to...
Ancestry of “estimer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion |
| 2 | Old French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that) |
| 3 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 4 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |