evaluate (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[evaluate 词源字典]
1831, back-formation from evaluation, or else from French évaluer, back-formation from évaluation. Originally in mathematics. Related: Evaluated; evaluating.[evaluate etymology, evaluate origin, 英语词源]
evaluation (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1755, "action of appraising or valuing," from French évaluation, noun of action from évaluer "to find the value of," from é- "out" (see ex-) + valuer (see value (n.)). Meaning "job performance review" attested by 1947.
valuation (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1520s, from Middle French valuation, noun of action from valuer, from Old French valoir (see value (n.)).