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Where does “memorandus” come from?

memorandus (Latin) comes from Latin memorō, from Latin memor, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

memorandus (Latin): which is to be reminded

Definitions

  1. which is to be reminded

Ancestry of “memorandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmemorō—
2Latinmemormindful, remembering; that has a good memory
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “memorandus”

  • memorandum
  • memoranda
  • countermemorandum
  • memoranduming
  • memoranda
  • memorandum
  • Memorandum
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