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Where does “reminisce” come from?

Reminisce comes from Latin reminiscens, the present participle of reminiscor, formed from the prefix re- and a root related to Proto-Indo-European wer-, meaning to perceive or notice.

reminisce (English): To recall the past in a private moment, often...

Definitions

  1. To recall the past in a private moment, often...

Ancestry of “reminisce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreminiscenceAn act of remembering long-past experiences,...
2Latinreminiscentianominative neuter plural of reminīscēns;...
3Latinreminīscēns—
4Latinreminīscor—

Words derived from “reminisce”

  • reminiscer
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