English
subestimation
From sub- + estimation.
Formed from sub- + estimation
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Latin aestimo ‘to determine the value of something’
Latin aestimatio ‘valuation, estimation according to its worth,…’
Old French estimacion
Middle English estimacioun
English estimation
Today it means
noun underestimation
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “subestimation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / subestimation