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Where does “memer” come from?

memer (English) comes from English meme, from French mémé, from French mamie, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.

memer (English): A person who creates or distributes memes

Definitions

  1. A person who creates or distributes memes

Ancestry of “memer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmemeAny unit of cultural information, such as a...
2FrenchméméGrandma, granny, nana
3Frenchmamiegranny, grandma
4Romanianmamămother
5Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
6Latinferō—
7Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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