Where does “metodi” come from?
metodi (Finnish) comes from Swedish metod, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
metodi (Finnish): method
Definitions
- method
Ancestry of “metodi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | metod | a method |
| 2 | Latin | methodus | method; way of teaching |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέθοδος | following after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |