Where does “reminiscent” come from?

Reminiscent derives from Latin reminiscens, the present participle of reminiscor, formed from the prefix re- and a root related to Proto-Italic wre and Proto-Indo-European wert-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.

reminiscent (English): of, or relating to reminiscence; suggestive of an...

Definitions

  1. of, or relating to reminiscence; suggestive of an...

Ancestry of “reminiscent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreminīscēnsrecollecting, remembering
2Latinreminīscorto recollect or remember

Words derived from “reminiscent”

Every word from Latin reminīscor →Every word from Latin reminīscēns →