English
mod
Abbreviations.
Another origin of mod
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂d-‘to encounter, come’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mōtą‘meeting’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350mót‘meeting’
- Scottish Gaelicmodernmòd‘assembly, meeting’
- Englishtodaymod
Today it means
noun An unconventionally modern style of fashionable dress originating in England in the 1960s, characterized by ankle-length black trenchcoats and sunglasses.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / mod