Where does “model” come from?
Model comes from Middle French modelle, from Italian modello, from Latin modellus, from Latin modus meaning measure or manner, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European med-.
model (English): A person who serves as a subject for artwork or...
Definitions
- A person who serves as a subject for artwork or...
Ancestry of “model”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | modelle | template; model; model; replica; reconstruction |
| 2 | Old Italian | modello | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | modellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |