Where does “automeme” come from?
automeme (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese meme, from English meme, from French mémé, from French mamie, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō — shiny, light brown.
automeme (Portuguese): self-meme
Definitions
- self-meme
Ancestry of “automeme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | meme | meme unit of cultural information |
| 2 | English | meme | Any unit of cultural information, such as a... |
| 3 | French | mémé | Grandma, granny, nana |
| 4 | French | mamie | granny, grandma |
| 5 | Romanian | mamă | mother |
| 6 | Latin | mamma | a breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug |
| 7 | Latin | ferō | to bear; to carry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ferō | carry, bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |