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Where does “moderne” come from?

moderne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Medieval Latin modernus, from Latin modo — just, only, merely, simply; recently, just now;...

moderne (Norwegian Nynorsk): modern; fashionable

Definitions

  1. modern; fashionable

Ancestry of “moderne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmodernusmodern
2Latinmodojust, only, merely, simply; recently, just now;...
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