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Where does “modo” come from?

modo (Ido) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

modo (Ido): mode; fashion, style; mood

Definitions

  1. mode; fashion, style; mood

Ancestry of “modo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomodomood; fashion, style
2EnglishmodeOne of several ancient Greek scales; One of...
3Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
4Middle Frenchmode—
5Old Frenchmode—
6Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “modo”

  • modi
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