English word modify comes from Latin modus, Latin faciendus, and later Latin modifico ((intransitive) I limit. (transitive) I control, regulate.)

Detailed word origin of modify

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
modus	Latin (lat)	(grammar) mood, mode. Bound, limit. Manner, method, way. Measure.
faciendus	Latin (lat)
modificari	Latin (lat)
modifico	Latin (lat)	(intransitive) I limit. (transitive) I control, regulate.
modifier	Middle French (frm)
modifien	Middle English (enm)
modify	English (eng)	(intransitive) To be or become modified.. (transitive) To make partial changes to.

Words with the same origin as modify