Where does “modd” come from?

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

modd (Maltese): a unit of dry volume, that is officially 10.27 imperial cubic feet (290.9 L)

Definitions

  1. a unit of dry volume, that is officially 10.27 imperial cubic feet (290.9 L)

Ancestry of “modd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُدّ—
2Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
3Latinmodusmeasure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →