what is the root etymology of the word mnemonic
The word mnemonic is derived from the Ancient Greek word Î¼Î½Î·Î¼Î¿Î½Î¹ÎºÏÏ (mnÄmonikos), meaning of memory, or relating to memory and is related to Mnemosyne (remembrance), the name of the goddess of memory in Greek mythology.Both of these words are derived from Î¼Î½Î®Î¼Î· (mnÄmÄ), remembrance, memory.Mnemonics in antiquity were most often considered in the context of what is today known as the art of memory. Ancient Greeks and Romans distinguished between two types of memory: the natural memory and the artificial memory. mnemonic (. : /nÉËmÉnÉ¨k/ , : /nÉËmÉËnÉªk/ the first m is silent), mnemonic device, or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention in the human memory.