Where does “modernisme” come from?

modernisme (Catalan) comes from Catalan modern, from Latin modernus, from Latin -rnus — suffix forming adjectives.

modernisme (Catalan): the art nouveau movement in Catalonia

Definitions

  1. the art nouveau movement in Catalonia

Ancestry of “modernisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmodernmodern
2Latinmodernusmodern
3Latin-rnussuffix forming adjectives
Every word from Latin -rnus →