Where does “trimodality” come from?
trimodality (English) comes from English trimodal, 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.
trimodality (English): The condition of being trimodal
Definitions
- The condition of being trimodal
Ancestry of “trimodality”, step by step
trimodality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trimodal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trimodal | Having, or employing, three modes |
| 2 | English | modal | of, or relating to a mode or modus; of, relating... |
| 3 | Middle French | modal | — |
| 4 | Latin | modalis | pertaining to a mode |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |