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- Latin · derived frommodiolus
- English todaymodiolar
From Latin modiolus, diminutive of modius (“the Roman corn measure”).
Words from the same roots
Latinmodiolus all →
modiolus
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Shaped like a bushel measure Full definition →
From Latin modiolus, diminutive of modius (“the Roman corn measure”).
Latinmodiolus all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.