מֶתוֹדָה • (metóda) f (plural indefinite מֶתוֹדוֹת, singular construct מֶתוֹדַת־)
Ultimately from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos, “pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, system”), from μετά (metá, “after”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way, motion, journey”).