Where does “modèi” come from?
modèi (Makasar) comes from Makasar mode, from Dutch mode, from French mode, from Middle French mode, from Old French mode, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
modèi (Makasar): to dress someone up; to style, decorate, or apply makeup to someone following a trend
Definitions
- to dress someone up; to style, decorate, or apply makeup to someone following a trend
Ancestry of “modèi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makasar | mode | fashion; trend; current style specifically regarding clothes, haircuts, decorations, etc |
| 2 | Dutch | mode | fashion, trend; custom, tradition, manner |
| 3 | French | mode | fashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,... |
| 4 | Middle French | mode | — |
| 5 | Old French | mode | — |
| 6 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |