Etymology of the English word estimate
the English word
estimatederived from the Latin word
aestimare (value, assess; estimate)
Date
The earliest known usage of estimate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
misestimate,
overestimate,
underestimate,
estimated,
estimatingCognates
French
estimer, Italian
estimare, Italian
stimare, Latin
aestimare, Portuguese
estimar, Provençal
esmar, Spanish
estimarUsage
Word found in Modern English
