Learned Latin

Where the Romanian word “modest” comes from

Taken from written Latin.

DEX ’98 says

Din lat. modestus, fr. modeste, it. modesto. → Learned Latin · DEX '98

Wiktionary says

Learned Latin (same language)

The route, according to Wiktionary

Latin modestus ← French modeste ← Italian modesto

In film dialogue

10 times per million words · number 4,084 among spoken words

In Wikipedia

28 times per million words

In Romanian prose, per million words

1825–1849	1850–1874	1875–1899	1900–1924	1925–1949
7.4	25	38	50	42

Swap in a synonym

simplu (French), ieftin (Greek), moderat (Made in Romanian), decent (French), neînsemnat (Made in Romanian), mediocru (French), neimportant (Made in Romanian), cumpătat (Made in Romanian)

Definition on dexonline · The word’s full card

More words from the same layer

sat, secol, familie, perioadă, ultim, politic, regulă, punct, caz, persoană, mod, apărea