mode

mode · noun¹

1. Latin · derived frommodus“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”
2. Old French · derived frommode
3. English todaymode

From Old French mode (masculine), from Latin modus (“measure, due measure, rhythm, melody”). Doublet of modus.

mode · noun²

1. French · derived frommode f“fashion, trend”
2. English todaymode

From French mode f (“fashion, trend”).

Words from the same roots