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
- methodical; Chosen for the sake of its effect,...
Ancestry of “methodic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μεθοδικός | going to work by rule, methodical, systematic;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέθοδος | following after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |