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Where does “nonmemory” come from?

nonmemory (English) comes from English memory, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

nonmemory (English): Not of or pertaining to memory

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to memory

Ancestry of “nonmemory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmemoryThe ability of the brain to record information or...
2Old Frenchmemoirememory
3Latinmemoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a...
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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