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Where does “modifien” come from?

modifien (Middle English) comes from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificāre, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “modifien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmodifier—
2Latinmodificāre—
3Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “modifien”

  • modify
  • modifier
  • modifiability
  • premodifier
  • postmodifier
  • remodify
  • premodify
  • postmodify
  • submodifier
  • overmodify
  • submodify
  • immunomodifier
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