Where does “мнемоника” come from?
мнемоника (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek μνημονικά, from Ancient Greek μνημονικόν, from Ancient Greek μνημονικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
мнемоника (Russian): mnemonics
Ancestry of “мнемоника”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | μνημονικά | mnemonics |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μνημονικόν | mnemonics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μνημονικός | pertaining to remembrance or memory, memorial |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |