Origin of SOVREMENNYJ in Russian

[Ajda Kljun]

I know little Russian, but I think the answer is quite clear: so- (equal, of 
the same), vremenni (adjective of vreme - time). I might be wrong though...

Ajda Kljun

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>A colleague in comparative literature asked me when the word SOVREMENNYJ 
>showed up in Russian and where it is from. It is presumably a calque or 
>loan-translation. Vasmer's etymological dictionary suggests a Latin or 
>Greek source. Does anyone have more precise information?
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