Etymology of the Latin word modernus
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-Derivations in other languages
French
modern, French
moderne, Italian
moderno, Portuguese
moderno, Spanish
modernoUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
