Where does “cryptomnesia” come from?

cryptomnesia (English) comes from French cryptomnésie, from French amnésie, from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

cryptomnesia (English): The phenomenon of the reappearance of a...

Definitions

  1. The phenomenon of the reappearance of a...

Ancestry of “cryptomnesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcryptomnésiecryptomnesia
2Frenchamnésieamnesia
3Ancient Greekἀμνησίαforgetfulness
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “cryptomnesia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →