English → Latin
“esteem” in Latin
aestimātiōvaluation, estimation according to its worth, appraisal; assessment of damageobservōto observe, watch, pay attention to; to guard, keep watch over; to heed, regard, respectexīstimātiōjudgement, opinion (normally good); reputation, honour, character, creditrevereorto stand in awe (of), regard, respect, honor, reverence, revere; to stand in fear (of); to be afraid, feardignātiōrespect, esteem, regard; dignity, honour, reputationIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; JustiadmīrorTo admire or respect; To regard with wonder; To be surprised at; to be astonishedsuspiciōto look up at or to; to admire, respect, regard, esteem, honor; to look askancevereorto have respect for, revere, stand in awe; to be afraid, fear; dreadcolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden; to inhabit; to frequent, be the guardian of, cherish,
The English word esteem itself goes back to Latin aestimō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
esteem
Opinion, judgement, Vid:
High value, reverential regard, aestimatio: observantia: existimatio (aestimatio denotes the estimating, valuing, etc., of anything, or its relative value; and in aestimatione dignus, aestimatione aliqua dignus [both Cic., Fin., 8, 13], it approaches the meaning of “high esteem;” but it should not be used generally, for the marks of esteem exhibited to anybody, which is observantia [ = the being attentive to a person]; nor for the esteem in which a person is held by others, which is existimatio): reverentia (reverential regard): dignatio (opinion; esteem caused by desert; perhaps not prae-Augustan; a favorite word with Tac., and Suet.; in summa dignatione alicujus vivere, Justinus). To possess or enjoy esteem, alicui habetur honor, coli et observari: to be held in some esteem, esse in numero aliquo et honore: aliquem numerum obtinere: to be held in very great esteem by anybody, longe maximo honore esse apud aliquem: to have or feel esteem for anyone, magni facere (to value highly); vereri, revereri aliquem; aliquem colere, tribuere alicui cultum (internal respect, regard); observare, honorare aliquem; reverentiam adhibere adversus aliquem or praestare alicui (to show outward respect to anyone); hence, also, colere et observare aliquem: to show due esteem for anyone, aliquem prosequi, with or without observantia (outwardly, whether freely or by compulsion). A man held in no esteem, homo sine existimatione (Cic.): the esteem in which you are held, existimatio tua: to be held in high esteem and honor by the people, cum populo et in laude et in gratia esse.
esteem v.
(α) (a person) (α) (a person) highly, magni (very highly, maximi) facere: admirari, suspicere (to look up to; admirari, with admiration; suspicere, with a sense of one’s own inferiority): vereri: colere: vereri et colere (to feel reverential, heart-felt respect): aliquem revereri; reverentiam adhibere adversus aliquem or praestare alicui (to show reverential respect): aliquem observare or observantia colere (general term, to give outward proofs of one’s respect). (The words are found in this connection and order.) observare et colere; colere et observare; observare et diligere: diligere carumque habere (of attachment): not to esteem anybody, aliquem nullo loco putare; aliquem despicere or despectare. (β) A thing) highly, magni or magno aestimare (☞ not aestimare only); magni facere, habere, ducere, pendere; est honos alicui rei apud me: diligere (to like, etc., of persons and things; anything in anybody, aliquid in aliquo): lightly, parvi facere, aestimare; haud magni pendere: not to esteem anything at all, aliquid nullo loco numerare; aestimare nihilo, pro nihilo or nihil (Rams., §109, Not. 1, d); pro nihilo ducere, putare; nihili or non flocci facere; despicere et pio nihilo putare; contemnere et pro nihilo ducere; it all one, juxta aestimare (Sall., Cat., 2, 8): to esteem things equally, or one thing or person as much as another, aliquid alicui rei, or aliquem alicui, in aequo or parem ponere: aliquid alicui rei par facere; aliquem cum aliquo eodem loco et numero habere: res pari atque eadem laude ponere; one more than another, unum or unam rem alteri praeponere, anteponere or (reversedly) postponere, posthabere.
Consider, deem, Vid: To esteem anything an honor, ducere aliquid gloriae; to one’s self, honori, gloriae sibi aliquid ducere; a credit, aliquid ducere laudi or ponere in laude (Cic.); a favor, ponere aliquid in beneficio (Cic., Fam., 15, 4, 12). I shall esteem it a favor if you will, mihi gratissimum feceris, si etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for esteem?
- The usual Latin words for “esteem” are aestimātiō, observō, exīstimātiō; also revereor, dignātiō, Iūstīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.