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