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

  1. Persisting effect of memory of past events

Ancestry of “mneme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMneme—
2Ancient GreekμνήμηMemory, remembrance
3Ancient Greek-μήsuffix forming action/result nouns from verb stems
4Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
5Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek -μή →