English
estimator
Estimator comes from Latin aestimātor ‘one who values’, and goes back to aestimō ‘to estimate’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaestimō‘to estimate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaestimātor‘one who values’
- Englishearliest quotation 1596estimator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaestimō‘to estimate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaestimātor‘one who values’
- Englishearliest quotation 1596estimator
Earliest quotation: 1596, James Melville, The Diary of Mr James Melvill. 1556-1601.: “The Æstimators of the Valor of everie Townes Teinds.”
Formed from estimate + -or
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 aestimō ‘to estimate’
Today it means
noun A person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin aestimō / estimator