Where does “メモる” come from?
メモる (Japanese) comes from Japanese メモ, from English memo, from English memorandum, from Latin memorandum, from Latin memorandus, from Latin memorō, from Latin memor, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
メモる (Japanese): to take a memo
Ancestry of “メモる”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | メモ | memo, memorandum |
| 2 | English | memo | A short note; a memorandum; A record of partial... |
| 3 | English | memorandum | A short note serving as a reminder; A written... |
| 4 | Latin | memorandum | nominative neuter singular of memorandus;... |
| 5 | Latin | memorandus | which is to be reminded |
| 6 | Latin | memorō | — |
| 7 | Latin | memor | mindful, remembering; that has a good memory |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |