Where does “eiusdemmodi” come from?

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

eiusdemmodi (Latin): of the same kind

Definitions

  1. of the same kind

Ancestry of “eiusdemmodi”, step by step

eiusdemmodi 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 eiusdem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latineiusdemgenitive singular of īdem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Latin modus