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Where does “memoria” come from?

Memoria derives from Latin memoria, formed from the Latin suffix -ia added to a root related to Ancient Greek -ία and Proto-Indo-European -h₂.

memoria (English): One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the...

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  1. One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the...

Ancestry of “memoria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmemoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a...
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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