Where does “modi” come from?
modi (Ido) comes from Ido modo, from Esperanto modo, from English mode, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
modi (Ido): plural of modo
Ancestry of “modi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | modo | mode; fashion, style; mood |
| 2 | Esperanto | modo | mood; fashion, style |
| 3 | English | mode | One of several ancient Greek scales; One of... |
| 4 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 5 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 6 | Old French | mode | — |
| 7 | Latin | modus | measure; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |