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Where does “permodestus” come from?

permodestus (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.

permodestus (Latin): very modest etc

Definitions

  1. very modest etc

Ancestry of “permodestus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinModestus—
2Latinmodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,...
3Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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