Where does “modesto” come from?

modesto (Portuguese) comes 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.

modesto (Portuguese): modest; humble; modest

Definitions

modest; humble; modest

Ancestry of “modesto”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Modestus	male variant of Modesta
2	Latin	modestus	moderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest,...
3	Latin	modus	measure
4	Proto-Indo-European	mēd-	to measure
5	Proto-Indo-European	med-	to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “modesto”

modestamente

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →