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
Ancestry of “modi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | modo | manner, way; mood; style, manner |
| 2 | Latin | modus | measure; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |