Where does “μέθοδος” come from?

μέθοδος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

μέθοδος (Ancient Greek): following after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,...

Definitions

  1. following after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,...

Ancestry of “μέθοδος”, step by step

μέθοδος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μετά

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Ancient Greek ὁδός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
2Proto-Hellenic*hodós—

Words derived from “μέθοδος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek μετά →