Where does “estimado” come from?
estimado (Portuguese) comes from Latin aestimatus, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.
estimado (Portuguese): dear
Definitions
- dear
Ancestry of “estimado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aestimatus | assessed, estimated, reckoned, considered |
| 2 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 3 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |