Where does “モダン” come from?

モダン (Japanese) comes from English modern, from Middle French moderne, from Latin modernus, from Latin -rnus — suffix forming adjectives.

モダン (Japanese): modern

Definitions

  1. modern

Ancestry of “モダン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmodernPertaining to a current or recent time and style;...
2Middle Frenchmodernemodern; current; contemporary
3Latinmodernusmodern
4Latin-rnussuffix forming adjectives
Every word from Latin -rnus →Every word from Latin modernus →Every word from Middle French moderne →