Where does “memorandum” come from?
memorandum (Maltese) comes from Italian 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.
memorandum (Maltese): memorandum
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Ancestry of “memorandum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | memorandum | memorandum |
| 2 | Latin | memorandum | nominative neuter singular of memorandus;... |
| 3 | Latin | memorandus | which is to be reminded |
| 4 | Latin | memorō | to remind, bring to mind |
| 5 | Latin | memor | mindful, remembering; that has a good memory |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |