Where does “modus” come from?

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

modus (Latin): measure

Definitions

  1. measure

Ancestry of “modus”, step by step

modus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mēd-

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

via Proto-Italic modōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmodōs—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmod-ōsmeasure

via Proto-Italic *medos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*medosmeasure

Words derived from “modus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →