Where does “modis” come from?

modis (Indonesian) comes from German modisch, from German 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.

modis (Indonesian): fashionable

Definitions

  1. fashionable

Ancestry of “modis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmodischfashionable
2GermanModefashion, trend
3Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
4Middle Frenchmode—
5Old Frenchmode—
6Latinmodusmeasure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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