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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

  1. The condition of being trimodal

Ancestry of “trimodality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrimodalHaving, or employing, three modes
2Englishmodalof, or relating to a mode or modus; of, relating...
3Middle Frenchmodal—
4Latinmodalispertaining to a mode
5Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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