Where does “modi” come from?

modi (Italian) comes from Italian modo, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

modi (Italian): plural of modo; manners

Definitions

  1. plural of modo; manners

Ancestry of “modi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmodomanner, way; mood; style, manner
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →