Before revision: Etymology The Late Latin adjective modernus, a derivation from the adverb modo ("presently, just now" ), is attested from the 5th century CE, at first in the context of distinguishing the Christian era of the Later Roman Empire from the Pagan era of the Greco-Roman world.
After revision: , also "method"Etymology The Late Latin adjective modernus, a derivation from the adverb modo ("presently, just now" ), is attested from the 5th century CE, at first in the context of distinguishing the Christian era of the Later Roman Empire from the Pagan era of the Greco-Roman world.