English
estimation
Estimation comes from Latin aestimatio ‘valuation, estimation according to its worth,…’, and goes back to aestimo ‘to determine the value of something’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaestimo‘to determine the value of something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaestimatio‘valuation, estimation according to its worth, appraisal’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400estimacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500estimacioun
- Englishtodayestimation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaestimo‘to determine the value of something’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaestimatio‘valuation, estimation according to its worth, appraisal’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400estimacion
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500estimacioun
- Englishtodayestimation
Formed from estimate + -ion
Latin aestimō ‘to determine the value of something’
Latin aestimātus ‘assessed, estimated, reckoned, considered’
Middle English estimat
English estimate
Linked words
through Old Latin aestumō
through Latin aestimo ‘to determine the value of something’
Today it means
noun The process of making an estimate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin aestimo / estimation