Where does “moderat” come from?

moderat (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin moderātus, from Latin moderor, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

moderat (Norwegian Bokmål): moderate

Definitions

  1. moderate

Ancestry of “moderat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmoderātusmitigated, managed, controlled, moderated
2LatinmoderorI set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate,...
3Latinmodusmeasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-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 →
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