Where does “μνήμη” come from?

μνήμη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -μή, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

μνήμη (Ancient Greek): Memory, remembrance

Definitions

  1. Memory, remembrance

Ancestry of “μνήμη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-μήsuffix forming action/result nouns from verb stems
2Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “μνήμη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek -μή →