Where does “Amnesie” come from?

Amnesie (German) comes from Latin amnesia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Amnesie (German): amnesia

Definitions

  1. amnesia

Ancestry of “Amnesie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamnesia—
2Ancient Greekἀμνησίαforgetfulness
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →