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Where does “sottostima” come from?

sottostima (Italian) comes from Italian stima, from Italian stimare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

sottostima (Italian): underestimate, underestimation; third-person...

Definitions

  1. underestimate, underestimation; third-person...

Ancestry of “sottostima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstimarespect; estimate, valuation; esteem
2Italianstimareto estimate, to value, to assess, to calculate;...
3Romanian-re-ing, -ation
4Latin-āre—
5Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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