From Medieval Latin modalis (“‘pertaining to a mode’”) < [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Modal]] modus (“‘mode’”); see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.
From Medieval Latin modalis (“‘pertaining to a mode’”) < [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Modal]] modus (“‘mode’”); see mode. Compare to French, Spanish and Portuguese modal and Italian modale.