Where does “oltremodo” come from?

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

oltremodo (Italian): greatly, extremely

Definitions

  1. greatly, extremely

Ancestry of “oltremodo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmodomanner, way; mood; style, manner
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-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 →
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