Where does “modern” come from?
modern (Swedish) comes from Middle French moderne, from Latin modernus, from Latin -rnus — suffix forming adjectives.
modern (Swedish): modern; pertaining to current style
Definitions
- modern; pertaining to current style
Ancestry of “modern”, step by step
modern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French moderne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | moderne | modern; current; contemporary |
| 2 | Latin | modernus | modern |
| 3 | Latin | -rnus | suffix forming adjectives |
via French moderne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | moderne | modern |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | modernus | modern |
| 3 | Latin | modo | just, only, merely, simply; recently, just now;... |
Words derived from “modern”