Reputable
/ˈrɛp.jə.tə.bəl/noun
Generally regarded as trustworthy and respectable.
Did you know?Reputable comes from Latin reputare, originally meaning “to count over, reckon, or consider carefully,” so its prestige grew out of the ancient idea that judgment is a kind of mental accounting.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₂-
“to think, consider”
Latin
Latin
putare
“to reckon, calculate, consider; later also to prune or cleanse”
Latin
Latin
reputare
“to reckon up again, reflect on, consider carefully”
Middle English
ME
reputen
“to esteem or regard”
Late Middle English
ME
reputable
“worthy of good repute or esteem”
Modern English
English
reputable
“generally regarded as trustworthy and respectable”