Where does “modus” come from?

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

modus (Norwegian Nynorsk): mode; mood

Definitions

  1. mode; mood

Ancestry of “modus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodusmeasure
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “modus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →