adjective
estimable, creditable; esteemed
Etymology tree Old Latin aestumō Latin aestimōlbor. Old French estimer Middle French estimer Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -able Middle French -able Middle French estimable French estimable Inherited from Middle French estimable, from estimer + -able. By surface analysis, estimer + -able.