Where does “modernismo” come from?

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

modernismo (Italian): modernism

Definitions

  1. modernism

Ancestry of “modernismo”, step by step

modernismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian moderno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmodernomodern
2Late Latinmodernusrecent, actual
3Latinmodōjust, only, merely, simply

via Latin modernus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmodernusmodern
2Latin-rnussuffix forming adjectives

Words derived from “modernismo”

Every word from Latin modō →Every word from Late Latin modernus →Every word from Italian moderno →
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