Where does “mnemophobia” come from?

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

mnemophobia (English): The fear of one's own memories

Definitions

  1. The fear of one's own memories

Ancestry of “mnemophobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmnemo-memory
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 -mósEvery word from Ancient Greek -μόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -μή
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