Where does “المُدّ” come from?
المُدّ (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Arabic مُدّ, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Ancestry of “المُدّ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | مُدّ | — |
| 2 | Latin | modius | modius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or... |
| 3 | Latin | modus | measure; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |