Where does “мемный” come from?
мемный (Russian) comes from Russian мем, 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.
мемный (Russian): meme
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Ancestry of “мемный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мем | meme |
| 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 |