Where does “Modestus” come from?

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

Modestus (Latin): male variant of Modesta

Definitions

  1. male variant of Modesta

Ancestry of “Modestus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,...
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “Modestus”

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