Science & TechnologyGreek → English
Method
A systematic procedure for doing something.
The Greek roots
μετά
metá
after, in pursuit of
ὁδός
hodós
way, road
Literally: “a following-after of the way”
The story of the word
A méthodos is a 'pursuit along a road' — the orderly path taken toward a goal.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
She explained her method step by careful step.