Where does “modestie” come from?

modestie (French) comes from Latin modestia, from Latin Modestus, from Latin modestus, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

modestie (French): modesty

Definitions

  1. modesty

Ancestry of “modestie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodestiamoderation, sophrosyne; modesty
2LatinModestusmale variant of Modesta
3Latinmodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,...
4Latinmodusmeasure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →