Evaluate
/ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/noun
To assess the value, quality, or significance of something.
Did you know?Evaluate ultimately comes from Latin valēre, meaning “to be strong” or “to be worth,” the same ancient root behind words like valor and valiant — so to evaluate was originally to test what has power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wal-
“to be strong, be healthy”
Latin
Latin
valēre
“to be strong, be well, be worth”
Late Latin
Latin
evaluāre
“to determine the value of”
Old French
Old French
évaluer
“to assess the worth of”
16th Century
English
evaluate
“to ascertain or judge the value of”
Modern English
English
evaluate
“to assess the value, quality, or significance of something”