Etymograph

English

supermodest

From super- + modest.

Formed from super- + modest

Proto-Indo-European *med- ‘to measure’

Latin modestus ‘moderate, calm, restrained, mild’

Middle French modeste

English modest

Today it means

adj Very modest.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “supermodest”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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