Where does “moderation” come from?
Moderation comes from Old French moderacion, from Latin moderatio (the act of moderating), derived from the verb moderor (to regulate or restrain), which is rooted in Latin modus (measure or mode) and Proto-Indo-European med- (to measure).
moderation (English): The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance...
Ancestry of “moderation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | modération | moderation |
| 2 | Old French | moderacion | — |
| 3 | Latin | moderatio | moderation; self-control; guidance |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |