(Now a round of e-applause for Albert Skiles, our old friend and prolific contributor, for today's most pleasant Good Word.) The last went into the making of the words underlying the English Latinate borrowings mental, mentor, and demented.
The root of this word is the combining form of men- "to think, mind", which also emerged in English as mind, Greek mania "madness", and Latin men(t)s "mind". This verb is made up of re- "again, over" + miniscor "to think about" + - en(t)s, the present participle ending + - ia, an abstract noun ending. There’s a lot of uncertainty and instability ahead, and people may resort to the past to find peace. The Old French word was a noun derived from Latin reminiscentia "remembrance, recollection", a noun based the verb reminiscor "to remember, recall". For some, the past can also provide a sense of calm and stability that people aren’t getting from their daily lives right now. It’s possible that we think about the past. Almost no one reminisces on just a once-a-month basis. This word was taken by English from Old French as is and never modified at all. People reminisce about the past at some point in the day several times a week on average. Word History: The verb reminisce is a backformation from the noun reminiscence. In Play: Reunions are often venues of much reminiscing: "At their college reunion Phil Anders and Marian Kine reminisced over their star-crossed romance back then." Retirement often initiates reminiscence: "Since retiring, my wife and I enjoy reminiscing with our grandchildren about all the adventures of our lives." If you ever need a personal noun you have a choice: reminiscer or reminiscencer. It is like the past is subsiding and only good things from that time remain for us. We recall things that were fun and made us feel good. We reminisce about the past less and less, and if we do we go to the things that are good. Because we are so incredibly happy, we go less and less into the past.
The adjective is reminiscent and the action noun is reminiscence. As a result we discover something fascinating. This word retains is French accent on the last syllable. Reminiscences are about camaraderie, bravery, courage the horrors of war are just recollections. Notes: Reminiscing is pleasant reflection even about war experiences. Meaning: To muse alone or talk with others about memories, indulge nostalgically in recollections of past events.
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