Where does “Memorandum” come from?
Memorandum (German) comes from Latin memorandum, from Latin memorandus, from Latin memorō, from Latin memor, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Memorandum (German): memorandum
Ancestry of “Memorandum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | memorandum | nominative neuter singular of memorandus;... |
| 2 | Latin | memorandus | which is to be reminded |
| 3 | Latin | memorō | — |
| 4 | Latin | memor | mindful, remembering; that has a good memory |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |