Where does “moodless” come from?
moodless (English) comes from English mood, from English mode, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
moodless (English): Without grammatical mood
Definitions
- Without grammatical mood
Ancestry of “moodless”, step by step
moodless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mood | A mental or emotional state, composure; Emotional... |
| 2 | English | mode | One of several ancient Greek scales; One of... |
| 3 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 4 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 5 | Old French | mode | — |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |