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English word modesty comes from Latin modestus, and later Latin modestia (Moderation. Modesty.)
modestus (Latin)
Moderate, calm, restrained, mild. Modest, reserved, discreet.
modestia (Latin)
Moderation. Modesty.
modestie (Middle French)
modesty (English)
(specifically) Pudency, prudish avoidance of sexual explicitness.. Moderate behaviour; reserve.. The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.