Where does “amnésia” come from?

amnésia (Portuguese) comes from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amnésia (Portuguese): amnesia

Definitions

  1. amnesia

Ancestry of “amnésia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμνησίαforgetfulness
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “amnésia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →