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Amnesia

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a partial or total loss of memory
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Stage 1 of 2
amnesia
Greek · ancient
"forgetfulness"
literally forgetfulness, from a- (without) and mnasthai (to remember)
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Stage 2 of 2
amnesia
English · 1786
"a partial or total loss of memory"
adopted directly as the medical word for loss of memory
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