English word modify comes from Latin modus, Latin faciendus, and later Latin modifico ((intransitive) I limit. (transitive) I control, regulate.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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 (en) | (intransitive) To be or become modified.. (transitive) To make partial changes to. |