Where does “qumode” come from?

qumode (English) comes 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.

qumode (English): An information-carrying unit of a harmonic oscillator

Definitions

  1. An information-carrying unit of a harmonic oscillator

Ancestry of “qumode”, step by step

qumode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mode

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

via English Qu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuAn administrative subdivision of China roughly equivalent to districts, distinguished from the more rural "counties" (xian)
2Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Latin modus