myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of amnesia

Etymology of the Latin word amnesia

the New Latin word amnesia

derived 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

English amnesia

Word found in New Latin