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Where does “moderately” come from?

Moderately comes from Middle English moderateli, from Latin moderatus, the past participle of moderor meaning to regulate or control, from modus meaning measure or mode, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European med- meaning to measure.

moderately (English): In a moderate manner; To a moderate extent or...

Definitions

  1. In a moderate manner; To a moderate extent or...

Ancestry of “moderately”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoderateNot excessive; acting in moderation; Mediocre;...
2Middle Englishmoderat—
3Latinmoderātus—
4LatinmoderorI set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate,...
5Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →