Where does “ムード” come from?

ムード (Japanese) comes from English mood, from English 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.

ムード (Japanese): mood, atmosphere

Definitions

  1. mood, atmosphere

Ancestry of “ムード”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoodA mental or emotional state, composure; Emotional...
2EnglishmodeOne of several ancient Greek scales; One of...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-