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Where does “moderninen” come from?

moderninen (Finnish) comes from Finnish moderni, from Swedish modern, from Middle French moderne, from Latin modernus, from Latin -rnus — suffix forming adjectives.

Ancestry of “moderninen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmodernimodern
2Swedishmodernmodern; pertaining to current style
3Middle Frenchmodernemodern; current; contemporary
4Latinmodernusmodern
5Latin-rnussuffix forming adjectives

Words derived from “moderninen”

  • modernisuus
Every word from Latin -rnus →