Where does “mode” come from?

Mode comes from Latin modus, derived from Proto-Indo-European med-, a root relating to measurement or consideration.

mode (English): One of several ancient Greek scales; One of...

Definitions

  1. One of several ancient Greek scales; One of...

Ancestry of “mode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
2Middle Frenchmode—
3Old Frenchmode—
4Latinmodusmeasure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “mode”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →