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