Where does “moodsetter” come from?

moodsetter (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.

moodsetter (English): A person, thing, or event that determines the...

Definitions

  1. A person, thing, or event that determines the...

Ancestry of “moodsetter”, step by step

moodsetter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoodA mental or emotional state, composure; Emotional...
2EnglishmodeOne of several ancient Greek scales; One of...
3Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
4Middle Frenchmode
5Old Frenchmode
6Latinmodusmeasure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via English setter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsetterOne who sets something, especially a typesetter;...
2Middle Englishsettere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-