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

  1. memory; remembrance; reminiscence

Ancestry of “μνήμη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekμνήμηMemory, remembrance
2Ancient Greek-μήsuffix forming action/result nouns from verb stems
3Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
4Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from Ancient Greek -μόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -μή
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