Where does “modern” come from?
modern (Dutch) comes from Middle French moderne, from Latin modernus, from Latin -rnus — suffix forming adjectives.
modern (Dutch): modern; modernist
Ancestry of “modern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | moderne | modern; current; contemporary |
| 2 | Latin | modernus | modern |
| 3 | Latin | -rnus | suffix forming adjectives |