Where does “nestemată” come from?
nestemată (Romanian) comes from Romanian nestemat, from Romanian nestimat, from Latin aestimatus, from Latin aestimō, from Latin aestumo — to value, rate, esteem.
nestemată (Romanian): gem, gemstone
Definitions
- gem, gemstone
Ancestry of “nestemată”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | nestemat | — |
| 2 | Romanian | nestimat | precious, invaluable, priceless |
| 3 | Latin | aestimatus | assessed, estimated, reckoned, considered |
| 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 |