Where does “amnesia” come from?

amnesia (Indonesian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amnesia (Indonesian): amnesia: loss of memory

Definitions

  1. amnesia: loss of memory

Ancestry of “amnesia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμνησίαforgetfulness
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “amnesia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-
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