Where does “modern” come from?
modern (Hungarian) comes from English modern, from Middle French moderne, from Latin modernus, from Latin -rnus — suffix forming adjectives.
modern (Hungarian): modern
Ancestry of “modern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | modern | Pertaining to a current or recent time and style;... |
| 2 | Middle French | moderne | modern; current; contemporary |
| 3 | Latin | modernus | modern |
| 4 | Latin | -rnus | suffix forming adjectives |
Words derived from “modern”