Where does “aim” come from?
aim (Middle English) comes from Old French esmer, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.
Ancestry of “aim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | esmer | to estimate; to work out through thought; to... |
| 2 | Latin | aestimō | — |
| 3 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |