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Where does “μνημονικός” come from?

μνημονικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

μνημονικός (Ancient Greek): pertaining to remembrance or memory, memorial

Definitions

  1. pertaining to remembrance or memory, memorial

Ancestry of “μνημονικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “μνημονικός”

  • mnemonic
  • mnemonics
  • mnemonically
  • metamnemonic
  • antimnemonic
  • mnemonician
  • mnemonicus
  • мнемоника
  • μνημονικά
  • μνημονικόν
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