Where does “модник” come from?

модник (Russian) comes from Russian мо́да, 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.

модник (Russian): dandy, male fashionista, fashionable man, fashion...

Definitions

  1. dandy, male fashionista, fashionable man, fashion...

Ancestry of “модник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмо́даfashion, vogue
2Frenchmodefashion, trend; method, means, way, mode; mode,...
3Middle Frenchmode—
4Old Frenchmode—
5Latinmodusmeasure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “модник”

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