Where does “modèrnisme” come from?

modèrnisme (Norman) comes from Norman modèrne, from Late Latin modernus, from Latin modō — just, only, merely, simply.

modèrnisme (Norman): modernism

Definitions

  1. modernism

Ancestry of “modèrnisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanmodèrnemodern
2Late Latinmodernusrecent, actual
3Latinmodōjust, only, merely, simply
Every word from Latin modō →Every word from Late Latin modernus →Every word from Norman modèrne →