Where does “modesto” come from?
modesto (Chavacano) comes from Spanish Modesto, from Latin Modestus, from Latin modestus, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
modesto (Chavacano): modest
Ancestry of “modesto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Modesto | — |
| 2 | Latin | Modestus | — |
| 3 | Latin | modestus | moderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,... |
| 4 | Latin | modus | measure; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |