Where does “inestimabil” come from?
inestimabil (Romanian) comes from French inestimable, from Middle French inestimable, from Middle French estimable, from Middle French estimer, from Old French estimer, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.
inestimabil (Romanian): inestimable; invaluable
Definitions
- inestimable; invaluable
Ancestry of “inestimabil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | inestimable | priceless, invaluable; inestimable |
| 2 | Middle French | inestimable | priceless, invaluable; inestimable |
| 3 | Middle French | estimable | estimable, creditable |
| 4 | Middle French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion |
| 5 | Old French | estimer | to think; to consider; to have the opinion (that) |
| 6 | Latin | aestimō | to determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge |
| 7 | Latin | aestumo | to value, rate, esteem |