Etymology

amnesty

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Today it means: Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion. Full definition →

Middle French amnestie ← Latin amnestia ← Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀμνηστία
  2. Latin · derived fromamnestia
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromamnestie
  4. English todayamnesty

Borrowed from Middle French amnestie (Modern French amnistie), a borrowing from Latin amnestia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμνηστία (amnēstía).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.