Where does “메모지” come from?

메모지 (Korean) comes from Korean 메모, 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.

메모지 (Korean): memo pad

Definitions

  1. memo pad

Ancestry of “메모지”, step by step

메모지 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 메모

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean메모memo, memorandum
2EnglishmemoA short note; a memorandum; A record of partial...
3EnglishmemorandumA short note serving as a reminder; A written...
4Latinmemorandumnominative neuter singular of memorandus;...
5Latinmemoranduswhich is to be reminded
6Latinmemorōto remind, bring to mind
7Latinmemormindful, remembering; that has a good memory
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Korean 지(紙)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean지(紙)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-
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