"aiding the memory," 1753, from Latinized form of Greek anamnēstikos "able to recall to mind," from stem of anamimnēskein "remember" (see anamnesis).
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anamnesis n.
"recollection, remembrance, reminiscence," 1650s, from Greek anamnēsis "a calling to mind, remembrance," noun of action from stem of anamimnēskein "remember, remind (someone) of (something), make mention of," from ana "back" (see ana-) + mimnēskesthai "to recall, cause to remember," related to mnēmnōn "mindful," mnēmē "memory" (from PIE root *men- (1) "to think"). In Platonic philosophy, "recollection of a prior life."
*men- 1
Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to think," with derivatives referring to qualities and states of mind or thought.
It forms all or part of: admonish; Ahura Mazda; ament; amentia; amnesia; amnesty; anamnesis; anamnestic; automatic; automaton; balletomane; comment; compos mentis; dement; demonstrate; Eumenides; idiomatic; maenad; -mancy; mandarin; mania; maniac; manic; mantic; mantis; mantra; memento; mens rea; mental; mention; mentor; mind; Minerva; minnesinger; mnemonic; Mnemosyne; money; monition; monitor; monster; monument; mosaic; Muse; museum; music; muster; premonition; reminiscence; reminiscent; summon.
It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit manas- "mind, spirit," matih "thought," munih "sage, seer;" Avestan manah- "mind, spirit;" Greek memona "I yearn," mania "madness," mantis "one who divines, prophet, seer;" Latin mens "mind, understanding, reason," memini "I remember," mentio "remembrance;" Lithuanian mintis "thought, idea," Old Church Slavonic mineti "to believe, think," Russian pamjat "memory;" Gothic gamunds, Old English gemynd "memory, remembrance; conscious mind, intellect."