Where does “modicum” come from?
modicum (Middle English) comes from Latin modicum, from Latin modicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “modicum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | modicum | a little, a small amount; nominative neuter... |
| 2 | Latin | modicus | moderate; temperate, restrained; reasonable |
| 3 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “modicum”