subestimar
/subestiˈmaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to underestimate
📉 sub (under) + estimar (to estimate) = to estimate too low
From Latin sub, meaning under or below, plus estimar, from Latin aestimare, to value or appraise. To subestimar is to put the value of someone or something below what it really is. English underestimate follows the same pattern.