Where does “dulcimodus” come from?

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

dulcimodus (Latin): modulated sweetly

Definitions

  1. modulated sweetly

Ancestry of “dulcimodus”, step by step

dulcimodus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin modus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodusmeasure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Latin dulcis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →