modestus

Etymology
From the same root as, but not directly derived from this noun, which declines in Latin as a masculine o-stem. The form modestus is made up of components derived from Proto-Indo-European +  +  (Classical Latin ); this implies the existence at some point of a neuter s-stem noun (also indirectly attested by the -er- found in ). Compare, derived from the s-stem noun (or an ancestral form of it).

Adjective

 * 1) moderate, calm, restrained, mild
 * 2)  modest, reserved, discreet