Where does “memorja” come from?

memorja (Maltese) comes from Italian memoria, from Latin memoria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

memorja (Maltese): memory

Definitions

  1. memory

Ancestry of “memorja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmemoriamemory, recall; memory, recollection,...
2Latinmemoriamemory; the ability to remember; a remembrance, a...
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius