Where does “modificativo” come from?

modificativo (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.

modificativo (Portuguese): modifying

Definitions

modifying

Ancestry of “modificativo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	modificar	to modify
2	Latin	modificō	to limit
3	Latin	modus	measure
4	Proto-Indo-European	mēd-	to measure
5	Proto-Indo-European	med-	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 →