Where does “μνημόσυνο” come from?
μνημόσυνο (Greek) comes from Koine Greek μνημόσυνον, from Ancient Greek μνημόσυνον, from Ancient Greek μνημοσύνη, from Ancient Greek -σύνη, from Ancient Greek -συνος, from Proto-Indo-European -tunos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
μνημόσυνο (Greek): memorial event in memory of a deceased person, commemoration
Definitions
- memorial event in memory of a deceased person, commemoration
Ancestry of “μνημόσυνο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koine Greek | μνημόσυνον | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μνημόσυνον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μνημοσύνη | memory |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -σύνη | Forms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -συνος | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tunos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |