Where does “moderar” come from?

moderar (Portuguese) comes from Latin moderor, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

moderar (Portuguese): to moderate

Definitions

  1. to moderate

Ancestry of “moderar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmoderorI set a measure or bounds to; moderate, mitigate,...
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →