Where does “μοντέρνος” come from?

μοντέρνος (Greek) comes from Italian moderno, from Late Latin modernus, from Latin modō — just, only, merely, simply.

μοντέρνος (Greek): modern

Definitions

  1. modern

Ancestry of “μοντέρνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmodernomodern
2Late Latinmodernusrecent, actual
3Latinmodōjust, only, merely, simply
Every word from Latin modō →Every word from Late Latin modernus →Every word from Italian moderno →