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Where does “mnemo-” come from?

mnemo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek μνήμη, from Ancient Greek -μή, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

mnemo- (English): memory

Definitions

  1. memory

Ancestry of “mnemo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμνήμηMemory, remembrance
2Ancient Greek-μή—
3Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “mnemo-”

  • mnemotechnic
  • mnemotaxis
  • mnemotechnically
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