Aim etymology

English

English word aim comes from Latin aestimo

Etymology of aim

Detailed word origin of aim

Dictionary entry Language Definition
aestimo Latin (lat) I determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge.. I estimate the moral value of something; hold, weigh, value.
aesmer Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
eimen Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
aim English (en) (obsolete) Conjecture; guess.. Intention or goal. The ability of someone to aim straight; one's faculty for being able to hit a physical target. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of [...]

Words with the same origin as aim

Descendants of aestimo

esteem