Where does “Modeste” come from?

Modeste (Norman) comes from Latin Modesta, from Latin Modestus, 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
1LatinModestafemale variant of Modestus
2LatinModestusmale variant of Modesta
3Latinmodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,...
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