Etymology of the English word method
the English word
methodderived from the French word
methodderived from the Late Latin word
methodus (method; mode of proceeding; way of teaching)
derived from the Greek word
methodos, μέθοδος
derived from the Greek word
hodos, ὁδός (a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means)
using the Greek prefix
meta-, μετα-
derived from the Greek word
meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)
derived from the Latin word
methodderived from the Greek word
methodos, μέθοδος
derived from the Greek word
hodos, ὁδός (a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means)
using the Greek prefix
meta-, μετα-
derived from the Greek word
meta, μετὰ, μετά (after)
Date
The earliest known usage of method in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
methodism,
methodist,
methodize,
micromethodCognates
Dutch
methode, French
méthode, German
Methode, Italian
metodo, Latin
methodus, Lithuanian
metodas, Norwegian
metode, Polish
metoda, Russian
метод, Swedish
metodUsage
Word found in Modern English
