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Where does “methodic” come from?

methodic (English) comes from Ancient Greek μεθοδικός, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.

methodic (English): methodical; Chosen for the sake of its effect,...

Definitions

  1. methodical; Chosen for the sake of its effect,...

Ancestry of “methodic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμεθοδικόςgoing to work by rule, methodical, systematic;...
2Ancient Greekμέθοδοςfollowing after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,...
3Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmé—
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