Where does “modernism” come from?
Modernism derives from Modern, from Middle French moderne, from Latin modernus meaning "of present time," from Latin modo meaning "just now."
modernism (English): Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices,...
Definitions
- Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices,...
Ancestry of “modernism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 2 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “modernism”