Where does “monomodal” come from?

monomodal (English) comes from English modal, from Middle French modal, from Latin modalis, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

monomodal (English): Having or employing a single mode

Definitions

  1. Having or employing a single mode

Ancestry of “monomodal”, step by step

monomodal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English modal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmodalof, or relating to a mode or modus; of, relating...
2Middle Frenchmodal—
3Latinmodalispertaining to a mode
4Latinmodusmeasure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-

Words derived from “monomodal”

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