Where does “cryptomnesic” come from?
cryptomnesic (English) comes from English cryptomnesia, 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.
cryptomnesic (English): Relating to cryptomnesia
Ancestry of “cryptomnesic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cryptomnesia | The phenomenon of the reappearance of a... |
| 2 | French | cryptomnésie | cryptomnesia |
| 3 | French | amnésie | amnesia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμνησία | forgetfulness |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “cryptomnesic”