Where does “polemoir” come from?
polemoir (English) comes from English memoir, from French mémoire, from Middle French memoire, from Old French memoire, from Latin memoria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
polemoir (English): A literary work fusing polemics with memoirism
Definitions
- A literary work fusing polemics with memoirism
Ancestry of “polemoir”, step by step
polemoir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English memoir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | memoir | An autobiography; a book describing the personal... |
| 2 | French | mémoire | memory; memo; dissertation, paper |
| 3 | Middle French | memoire | memory |
| 4 | Old French | memoire | memory |
| 5 | Latin | memoria | memory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a... |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English polemic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | polemic | A person who writes in support of one opinion,... |
| 2 | French | polémique | polemic, controversy; polemic; controversial |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολεμικός | warlike, bellicose; hostile |
| 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 |