Where does “modico” come from?

modico (Italian) comes from Latin modicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

modico (Italian): low, modest, moderate, reasonable

Definitions

  1. low, modest, moderate, reasonable

Ancestry of “modico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodicusmoderate; temperate, restrained; reasonable
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “modico

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Latin -icus