Where does “modifica” come from?
modifica (Italian) comes from Italian modificare, from Latin modificō, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
modifica (Italian): adjustment; alteration; modification
Definitions
- adjustment; alteration; modification
Ancestry of “modifica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | modificare | to modify, alter |
| 2 | Latin | modificō | to limit |
| 3 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |