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immodestia.

want of restraint;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɪm.mɔˈdɛs.ti.a]Classical-Latin[im.moˈdɛs.ti.a]

intemperate or licentious behaviour
declension-1 · feminine

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin modestus Latin immodestus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin immodestia From immodestus (“immoderate”) + -ia.

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