modus etymology

Latin word modus comes from Proto-Indo-European *med-

Detailed word origin of modus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*med- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
modus Latin (lat) (grammar) mood, mode. Bound, limit. Manner, method, way. Measure.

Words with the same origin as modus

Descendants of *med-
alioqui commodum medicamentum modo quemadmodum quomodo remedium