Where does “stima” come from?
stima (Italian) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
stima (Italian): respect; estimate, valuation; esteem
Definitions
- respect; estimate, valuation; esteem
Ancestry of “stima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | stimare | to estimate, to value, to assess, to calculate;... |
| 2 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 3 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |