Where does “Modesto” come from?

Modesto (Italian) comes 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.

Modesto (Italian): modest, unpretentious, plain, unassuming, reserved, humble

Definitions

  1. modest, unpretentious, plain, unassuming, reserved, humble

Ancestry of “Modesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinModestusmale variant of Modesta
2Latinmodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,...
3Latinmodusmeasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-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 →