Where does “modestness” come from?
modestness (English) comes from English modest, from Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
modestness (English): Quality of being modest
Definitions
- Quality of being modest
Ancestry of “modestness”, step by step
modestness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English modest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | modest | Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's... |
| 2 | Middle French | modeste | — |
| 3 | Latin | modestus | moderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,... |
| 4 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |