Where does “modiste” come from?
modiste (Indonesian) comes from Dutch modiste, from French modiste, 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.
modiste (Indonesian): modiste, a person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats
Definitions
- modiste, a person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats
Ancestry of “modiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | modiste | a fashion saleswoman, a female modiste |
| 2 | French | modiste | modiste; milliner |
| 3 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 4 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 5 | Old French | mode | — |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |