Where does “Mnemosine” come from?

Mnemosine (Portuguese) comes 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.

Mnemosine (Portuguese): Mnemosyne the titaness of memory

Definitions

  1. Mnemosyne the titaness of memory

Ancestry of “Mnemosine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμνημοσύνηmemory
2Ancient Greek-σύνηForms abstract nouns from adjectives or nouns
3Ancient Greek-συνος
4Proto-Indo-European-tunos
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Ancient Greek -σύνηEvery word from Ancient Greek μνημοσύνη