English
amnestic
Amnestic comes from English amnesty ‘forgetfulness’.
- English1500–presentamnesty‘forgetfulness’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007amnestic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- English1500–presentamnesty‘forgetfulness’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007amnestic
Earliest quotation: 2007, Carole B. Cox, Dementia and Social Work Practice: Research and Intervention: “Most often, persons who first present with language, comportmental,…”
A compound of amnesty ‘forgetfulness’ + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *mneh₂- ‘to remind’
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Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μνηστος ‘forgotten, forgetful’
Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία ‘forgetfulness’
Latin amnestia
Middle French amnestie
English amnesty
Every English word from English amnesty
Today it means
adj Synonym of amnesic (adjective).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English amnesty / amnestic