Where does “Mnemosyne” come from?

Mnemosyne comes from Ancient Greek Μνημοσύνη, derived from Ancient Greek μνημοσύνη meaning memory, from Ancient Greek μνήμων meaning mindful, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to think.

Mnemosyne (English): A Titaness and the personification of thought, intellect and memory, who is the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus

Definitions

  1. A Titaness and the personification of thought, intellect and memory, who is the daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the Muses by Zeus

Ancestry of “Mnemosyne”, 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 -nós →Every word from Ancient Greek -σύνη →Every word from Ancient Greek μνημοσύνη →