Where does “meme” come from?
Meme comes from Ancient Greek μίμημα, meaning something imitated or copied.
meme (English): Any unit of cultural information, such as a...
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- Any unit of cultural information, such as a...
Ancestry of “meme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mémé | Grandma, granny, nana |
| 2 | French | mamie | granny, grandma |
| 3 | Romanian | mamă | mother |
| 4 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 5 | Latin | ferō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “meme”