Where does “moda” come from?

moda (Turkish) comes 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.

moda (Turkish): fashion; trend

Definitions

  1. fashion; trend

Ancestry of “moda”, step by step

moda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French mode

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

via Italian moda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmodafashion, trend, style, vogue; fashion; craze,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd-Every word from Latin modus