Where does “metode” come from?
metode (Indonesian) comes from Dutch methode, from French méthode, from Middle French method, 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.
metode (Indonesian): method: a process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process)
Definitions
- method: a process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process)
Ancestry of “metode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | methode | method |
| 2 | French | méthode | method; book, textbook |
| 3 | Middle French | method | — |
| 4 | Latin | methodus | method; way of teaching |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέθοδος | following after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |