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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmerto estimate; to work out through thought; to...
2Latinaestimōto determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge
3Latinaestumoto value, rate, esteem

Words derived from “aim”

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