Where does “postmodern” come from?

Postmodern derives from modern, which comes from Middle French moderne, from Latin modernus meaning "of the present time," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pós meaning "after."

postmodern (English): Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of...

Ancestry of “postmodern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodernPertaining to a current or recent time and style;...
2Middle Frenchmodernemodern; current; contemporary
3Latinmodernusmodern
4Latin-rnussuffix forming adjectives

Words derived from “postmodern

Every word from Latin -rnus