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Where does “modeste” come from?

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

Ancestry of “modeste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “modeste”

  • modest
  • modestly
  • immodest
  • immodestly
  • modestest
  • modester
  • overmodest
  • unmodest
  • overmodestly
  • modestness
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