Where does “mnemonics” come from?
Mnemonics derives from Ancient Greek μνημονικά, from μνημονικόν, from μνημονικός meaning "of or for memory," from the root μνάομαι meaning "to remember" plus the suffix -ικός.
mnemonics (English): The study of techniques for remembering anything...
Definitions
- The study of techniques for remembering anything...
Ancestry of “mnemonics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μνημονικά | mnemonics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μνημονικόν | mnemonics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μνημονικός | pertaining to remembrance or memory, memorial |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |