Etymology of the English word modern
the English word
modernderived from the Old French word
modernderived from the Latin word
modernus (modern)
derived from the Late Latin word
mododerived from the Latin word
modus (manner, mode, way)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*med-derived from the Old French word
modernederived from the Latin word
modernus (modern)
derived from the Late Latin word
mododerived from the Latin word
modus (manner, mode, way)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*med-Date
The earliest known usage of modern in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
modernism,
modernist,
modernistic,
modernity,
postmodern,
ultramodernCognates
Dutch
modern, French
moderne, German
modern, Italian
moderno, Lithuanian
modernus, Norwegian
moderne, Swedish
modern, Yiddish
modernUsage
Word found in Modern English
