Where does “onmodieus” come from?
onmodieus (Dutch) comes from Dutch modieus, from Dutch mode, 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.
onmodieus (Dutch): outmoded, unfashionable
Definitions
- outmoded, unfashionable
Ancestry of “onmodieus”, step by step
onmodieus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch modieus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | modieus | genteel stylish, elegant |
| 2 | Dutch | mode | fashion, trend; custom, tradition, manner |
| 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 |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |