Etymology

modular

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Today it means: Consisting of separate modules; especially where each module performs or fulfills some specified function and could be replaced by a similar module for the same function, independently of the other modules. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English module ← French module
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*médos
  3. Proto-Italic*medos
  4. Latinmodus
  5. Latinmodulu
  6. Frenchmodule
  7. Englishmodule
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. English todaymodular

From module + -ar.

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