Amnestic
/æmˈnɛs.tɪk/noun
Relating to or causing amnesia; affecting memory.
Did you know?Amnestic comes from Greek roots tied to forgetfulness, and its deeper family includes words for memory itself, so the same ancient root can name both remembering and erasing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*men-
“to think, remember”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mnaomai / mimnēskō
“to remember, call to mind”
Ancient Greek
Greek
amnēsia
“forgetfulness, loss of memory”
Late Latin
Latin
amnesticus
“causing or relating to forgetfulness”
Modern English
English
amnestic
“relating to amnesia or memory loss”