Etymology of the English word amnesia
the English word
amnesiaderived from the New Latin word
amnesiaderived from the Greek word
amnesia, ἀμνησία
using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
using the Greek suffix
-mnesis, -μνησις
derived from the Greek word
a-derived from the Greek word
mnesis, μνήσις, μνησις
Date
The earliest known usage of amnesia in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
hypermnesiaUsage
Word found in Modern English
