Where does “memama” come from?
memama (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto memamo, from Esperanto amo, from Esperanto ami, from French aimer, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
memama (Esperanto): vain, narcissistic, self-centred, selfish
Definitions
- vain, narcissistic, self-centred, selfish
Ancestry of “memama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | memamo | self-love, self-regard, vanity, narcissism |
| 2 | Esperanto | amo | love |
| 3 | Esperanto | ami | to love |
| 4 | French | aimer | to love; to like |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |