Where does “memento” come from?
Memento comes from Latin memento, derived from Latin memini, from Proto-Italic memonai, from Proto-Indo-European memóne, ultimately from the root Proto-Indo-European men-.
memento (English): A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a...
Definitions
- A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a...
Ancestry of “memento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mementō | — |