Where does “memoranda” come from?
Memoranda comes from the English plural of memorandum, from Latin memorandum, the gerundive form of memorāre meaning to remember, derived from Latin memor meaning mindful, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)mer-.
memoranda (English): plural of memorandum
Definitions
- plural of memorandum
Ancestry of “memoranda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | memoranda | nominative feminine singular of memorandus;... |
| 2 | Latin | memorandus | which is to be reminded |
| 3 | Latin | memorō | to remind, bring to mind |
| 4 | Latin | memor | mindful, remembering; that has a good memory |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |