Etymology of the English word memory
the English word
memoryderived from the Old French word
memoriederived from the Latin word
memoria (memory, recollection; history)
derived from the Latin word
memor (remembering; mindful)
derived from the Anglo-French word
memoriederived from the Latin word
memoria (memory, recollection; history)
derived from the Latin word
memor (remembering; mindful)
derived from the French word
memoryderived from the Latin word
memoria (memory, recollection; history)
derived from the Latin word
memor (remembering; mindful)
Date
The earliest known usage of memory in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
memoried,
memorist,
memorizeCognates
Dutch
gordijn, English
curtain, French
courtine, French
mémoire, German
Gardine, Italian
cortina, Italian
memoria, Latin
memoria, Latin
cortina, Norwegian
gardin, Polish
kurtyna, Provençal
esp, Spanish
memoria, Swedish
gardinUsage
Word found in Modern English
