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
- Not of or pertaining to memory
Ancestry of “nonmemory”, step by step
nonmemory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English memory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | memory | The ability of the brain to record information or... |
| 2 | Old French | memoire | memory |
| 3 | Latin | memoria | memory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |