Where does “cuiusquemodi” come from?

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

cuiusquemodi (Latin): of every kind

Definitions

  1. of every kind

Ancestry of “cuiusquemodi”, step by step

cuiusquemodi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin modi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodinominative plural of modus; genitive singular of...
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Latin cuiusque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincuiusqueof each / every person / thing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Latin modus