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Where does “modifiablement” come from?

modifiablement (French) comes from French modifiable, from French modifier, from Latin modificāre, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

modifiablement (French): modifiably

Definitions

  1. modifiably

Ancestry of “modifiablement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmodifiablemodifiable
2Frenchmodifierto change, modify
3Latinmodificāre—
4Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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