Where does “Μνημοσύνη” come from?

Μνημοσύνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μνημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek -σύνη, from Ancient Greek -συνος, from Proto-Indo-European -tunos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Μνημοσύνη (Ancient Greek): Mnemosyne, mother of the Muses

Definitions

  1. Mnemosyne, mother of the Muses

Ancestry of “Μνημοσύνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμνημοσύνηmemory
2Ancient Greek-σύνηForms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns
3Ancient Greek-συνος
4Proto-Indo-European-tunos
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Ancient Greek -σύνηEvery word from Ancient Greek μνημοσύνη