Where does “móti” come from?

móti (Faroese) comes from Danish møde, 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.

móti (Faroese): fashion; against

Definitions

  1. fashion; against

Ancestry of “móti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmødemeeting; encounter; appointment
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →