Where does “mneme” come from?
mneme (English) comes from German Mneme, from Ancient Greek μνήμη, from Ancient Greek -μή, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
mneme (English): Persisting effect of memory of past events
Definitions
- Persisting effect of memory of past events
Ancestry of “mneme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Mneme | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μνήμη | Memory, remembrance |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μή | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |