Where does “modestia” come from?

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

modestia (Latin): moderation, sophrosyne; modesty

Definitions

  1. moderation, sophrosyne; modesty

Ancestry of “modestia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinModestusmale variant of Modesta
2Latinmodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,...
3Latinmodusmeasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “modestia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-
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