Where does “method” come from?

method (Middle French) comes from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Ancestry of “method”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmethodusmethod; way of teaching
2Ancient Greekμέθοδοςfollowing after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,...
3Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “method”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek μετά →