Contemporary
/kənˈtɛm.pə.rer.i/noun
Existing, occurring, or living at the same time as someone or something else.
Did you know?Contemporary comes from Latin roots meaning “with” + “time,” and its older history is tied to the Roman word for measuring a shared moment, not to anything mystical at all.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
contemporārius
“of the same time; living or existing at the same time”
Late Latin
Latin
contemporāneus
“simultaneous, of the same period”
Old French
Old French
contemporain
“of the same time; contemporary”
14th Century
Middle English
contemporarie
“existing at the same time”
Modern English
English
contemporary
“existing or occurring at the same time; modern, current”