Where does “modificare” come from?

modificare (Italian) comes from Latin modificō, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

modificare (Italian): to modify, alter

Definitions

  1. to modify, alter

Ancestry of “modificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodificōto limit
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “modificare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →