Where does “metoda” come from?
metoda (Polish) comes from French méthode, from Middle French method, 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.
metoda (Polish): method
Definitions
- method
Ancestry of “metoda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | méthode | method; book, textbook |
| 2 | Middle French | method | — |
| 3 | Latin | methodus | method; way of teaching |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέθοδος | following after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μετά | in the midst of, among, between, with; in common,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |