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
Ancestry of “modestness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |