Latin word modestus comes from Proto-Indo-European *mod-os

Detailed word origin of modestus

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*mod-os	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
modus	Latin (lat)	(grammar) mood, mode. Bound, limit. Manner, method, way. Measure.
modestus	Latin (lat)	Moderate, calm, restrained, mild. Modest, reserved, discreet.

Words with the same origin as modestus