Etymology

esteem

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Today it means: Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard. Full definition →

Middle French estimer ← Latin aestimō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromaestimō
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromestimer
  3. English todayesteem

First at end of 16th century; borrowed from Middle French estimer, borrowed from Latin aestimō. See estimate and aim, an older word, partly a doublet.

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