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Where does “memex” come from?

memex (English) comes from English memory, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

memex (English): A proposed computer system, implemented with...

Definitions

  1. A proposed computer system, implemented with...

Ancestry of “memex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmemoryThe ability of the brain to record information or...
2Old Frenchmemoirememory
3Latinmemoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a...
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →