Etymology of the French word modern
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-Date
The earliest known usage of modern in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
postmoderneDerivations in other languages
English
modernUsage
Word found in Old French
