Etymology

modularity

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Today it means: The property of being modular. Full definition →

English modular ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← 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. Englishmodular
  11. English todaymodularity

From modular + -ity.

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