Where does “estimable” come from?
estimable (Middle French) comes from Middle French estimer, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.
Ancestry of “estimable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion |
| 2 | Old French | estimer | — |
| 3 | Latin | aestimō | — |
| 4 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |
Words derived from “estimable”