Where does “μνήμη” come from?
μνήμη (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μνήμη, from Ancient Greek -μή, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
μνήμη (Greek): memory; remembrance; reminiscence
Definitions
- memory; remembrance; reminiscence
Ancestry of “μνήμη”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μνήμη | Memory, remembrance |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -μή | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |