Where does “nonmodally” come from?

nonmodally (English) comes from English nonmodal, 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.

nonmodally (English): In a nonmodal manner

Definitions

  1. In a nonmodal manner

Ancestry of “nonmodally”, step by step

nonmodally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nonmodal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonmodalNot modal
2Englishmodalof, or relating to a mode or modus; of, relating...
3Middle Frenchmodal—
4Latinmodalispertaining to a mode
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →