Where does “postmodernism” come from?
Postmodernism derives from English modern, from Middle French moderne, from Latin modernus meaning "of the present time," ultimately from Latin modo meaning "just now" and Proto-Indo-European pós.
postmodernism (English): Any style in art, architecture, literature,...
Definitions
- Any style in art, architecture, literature,...
Ancestry of “postmodernism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | modernism | Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices,... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
Words derived from “postmodernism”