Where does “jälkimodernismi” come from?
jälkimodernismi (Finnish) comes from Finnish modernismi, from English modernism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
jälkimodernismi (Finnish): postmodernism
Definitions
- postmodernism
Ancestry of “jälkimodernismi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | modernismi | modernism |
| 2 | English | modernism | Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices,... |
| 3 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 4 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |