Where does “inestimable” come from?
inestimable (Middle French) comes from Latin inaestimābilis, from Latin aestimabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
inestimable (Middle French): priceless, invaluable; inestimable
Definitions
- priceless, invaluable; inestimable
Ancestry of “inestimable”, step by step
inestimable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin inaestimābilis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | inaestimābilis | that cannot be estimated or judged |
| 2 | Latin | aestimabilis | estimable, valuable, worthy of appraisement |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
via Middle French estimable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | estimable | estimable, creditable |
| 2 | Middle French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion |
| 3 | Old French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that) |
| 4 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 5 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |