'modifier' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'modificare,' where 'modi-' meant 'measure' and 'facere' meant 'to make.'

'modificare' transformed into the French word 'modifier,' and eventually became the modern English word 'modifier' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to make a measure,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a word or phrase that describes another word.'