Method
/ˈmɛθ.əd/noun
A way of doing something in an organized or systematic order.
Did you know?The Greek root behind *method* is tied to *meta-* (“after, beyond”) and *hodos* (“road, way”), so the word originally carried the sense of a route or pursuit rather than a neat system.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
methodos
“a pursuit, inquiry, or way of investigation”
Late Greek
Greek
methodos
“a method, system, or scientific procedure”
Late Latin
Latin
methodus
“a method or system”
14th Century
English
methode
“a way of procedure or orderly arrangement”
Modern English
English
method
“an orderly procedure or systematic way of doing something”