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-μήsuffix forming action/result nouns from verb stems
3Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “mnemo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek -μή →