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Where does “trimodia” come from?

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

trimodia (Latin): a vessel containing three bushels

Definitions

  1. a vessel containing three bushels

Ancestry of “trimodia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
2Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “trimodia”

  • tremie
  • tramoggia
  • trémie
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