Where does “modaalikuitu” come from?

modaalikuitu (Finnish) comes from Finnish modaalinen, 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.

modaalikuitu (Finnish): modal fibre

Definitions

  1. modal fibre

Ancestry of “modaalikuitu”, step by step

modaalikuitu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish modaalinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmodaalinenmodal
2Englishmodalof, or relating to a mode or modus; of, relating...
3Middle Frenchmodal—
4Latinmodalispertaining to a mode
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Finnish kuitu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuitufiber, fibre; filament; Short for ravintokuitu
2Proto-Finnickuitu(flax) fibre/fiber
3Proto-Finno-Permickujčɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →