Where does “modic” come from?

modic (Romanian) comes from Latin modicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

modic (Romanian): moderate

Definitions

  1. moderate

Ancestry of “modic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodicusmoderate; temperate, restrained; reasonable
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Latin -icus →