Where does “modernist” come from?

Modernist comes from English modern, from Latin modernus meaning "of the present time," from Latin modo meaning "just now," from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.

modernist (English): Of, or relating to modernism; A follower or...

Definitions

  1. Of, or relating to modernism; A follower or...

Ancestry of “modernist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
2Old French-iste—
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās—

Words derived from “modernist”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →