Where does “usermode” come from?

usermode (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.

usermode (English): A level of privilege on a system allowing users to run programs etc. safely without full access to the operating system

Definitions

  1. A level of privilege on a system allowing users to run programs etc. safely without full access to the operating system

Ancestry of “usermode”, step by step

usermode 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 user

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuserOne who uses or makes use of something, a...
2EnglishRThe ordinal number eighteenth, derived from this...
3Etruscan𐌓
4Ancient GreekΡrho
5Phoenician𐤓reš; resh
6Egyptian𓁶
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Latin modus
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