Where does “postmodernist” come from?

Postmodernist comes from English postmodern, from English modern, from Middle French moderne, from Latin modernus, meaning just now or of the present moment, from Latin modo meaning just or presently.

postmodernist (English): postmodern; An advocate or follower of...

Definitions

  1. postmodern; An advocate or follower of...

Ancestry of “postmodernist”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from English -ist →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →