Where does “modéstia” come from?

modéstia (Portuguese) comes from Latin modestia, 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.

modéstia (Portuguese): modesty the quality of being modest

Definitions

  1. modesty the quality of being modest

Ancestry of “modéstia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodestiamoderation, sophrosyne; modesty
2LatinModestusmale variant of Modesta
3Latinmodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,...
4Latinmodusmeasure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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