Where does “modifika” come from?

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

modifika (Maltese): modification

Definitions

  1. modification

Ancestry of “modifika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmodificaadjustment; alteration; modification
2Italianmodificareto modify, alter
3Latinmodificōto limit
4Latinmodusmeasure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-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 →