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Where does “modifier” come from?

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

Ancestry of “modifier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “modifier”

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