Where does “старомоден” come from?
старомоден (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian мо́ден, from Russian мо́да, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
старомоден (Bulgarian): old-fashioned, outmoded, outdated, out of date, oldfangled, antiquated
Definitions
- old-fashioned, outmoded, outdated, out of date, oldfangled, antiquated
Ancestry of “старомоден”, step by step
старомоден traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian мо́ден
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | мо́ден | fashion |
| 2 | Russian | мо́да | fashion, vogue |
| 3 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 4 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 5 | Old French | mode | — |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |