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Where does “Mnemonik” come from?

Mnemonik (German) comes from English mnemonic, from Latin mnemonicus, from Ancient Greek μνημονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Mnemonik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmnemonicOf or relating to mnemonics: the study of...
2Latinmnemonicus—
3Ancient Greekμνημονικόςpertaining to remembrance or memory, memorial
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Mnemonik”

  • mnemonisch
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