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Where does “modernidade” come from?

modernidade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -idade, from Old Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itas, from Proto-Indo-European -it-.

modernidade (Portuguese): modern era; modernness

Definitions

  1. modern era; modernness

Ancestry of “modernidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-idadeforms nouns, from adjectives, indicating the...
2Old Portuguese-idade—
3Latin-itasAlternative form of -tās; accusative plural of...
4Proto-Indo-European-it-—

Words derived from “modernidade”

  • antimodernidade
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