Where does “modish” come from?

Modish derives from English mode, from Latin modus meaning "measure or manner," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European med- meaning "to measure."

modish (English): Conforming with fashion or style; In the current...

Definitions

  1. Conforming with fashion or style; In the current...

Ancestry of “modish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodeOne of several ancient Greek scales; One of...
2Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
3Middle Frenchmode—
4Old Frenchmode—
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “modish”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →