Where does “estima” come from?
estima (Romanian) comes from French estimer, from Middle French estimer, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.
estima (Romanian): to estimate
Definitions
- to estimate
Ancestry of “estima”, step by step
estima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French estimer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | estimer | to estimate, to calculate roughly; to esteem, to... |
| 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 |
via Latin aestimāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | aestimāre | — |