Where does “modifica” come from?

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

modifica (Portuguese): third-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “modifica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemodificarto modify
2Latinmodificōto limit
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 →