Where does “remember” come from?
remember (English) comes from English member, from Middle English membre, from Old French membre, from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-.
remember (English): To recall from one's memory; to have an image in...
Definitions
- To recall from one's memory; to have an image in...
Ancestry of “remember”, step by step
remember traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English member
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | member | One who officially belongs to a group; A part of... |
| 2 | Middle English | membre | — |
| 3 | Old French | membre | limb |
| 4 | Latin | membrum | limb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | memzrom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via Middle English remembren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | remembren | to remember |
| 2 | Old French | remembrer | to remind; to remember |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | rememorare | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Classical Latin | rememorāri | — |