Where does “moderatrix” come from?
moderatrix (English) comes from Latin moderatrix, from Latin moderor, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
moderatrix (English): A female moderator
Ancestry of “moderatrix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | moderatrix | controller, manager, director ; mistress |
| 2 | Latin | moderor | I set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate,... |
| 3 | Latin | modus | measure; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |