Where does “trimodal” come from?

trimodal (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.

trimodal (English): Having, or employing, three modes

Definitions

  1. Having, or employing, three modes

Ancestry of “trimodal”, step by step

trimodal 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 tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

Words derived from “trimodal”

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