Where does “mnemosynum” come from?

mnemosynum (Latin) comes 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.

mnemosynum (Latin): a keepsake, souvenir, or memorial

Definitions

  1. a keepsake, souvenir, or memorial

Ancestry of “mnemosynum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμνημόσυνον—
2Ancient Greekμνημοσύνηmemory
3Ancient Greek-σύνηForms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns
4Ancient Greek-συνος—
5Proto-Indo-European-tunos—
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Ancient Greek -σύνη →Every word from Ancient Greek μνημοσύνη →