reminisce
UK[ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs]US[ˌrɛmɪˈnɪs]
v
to think, talk, or write about enjoyable experiences in your past
Morpheme Breakdown
re
minisce
re
again
minisce
remember
Etymology
the verb 'reminisce' is a direct borrowing from the latin verb reminiscī, meaning 'to remember' or 'to recollect'. this latin word itself is a compound, formed from the intensive prefix re- ('again') and the root men- ('to think'), which is of proto-indo-european origin and is the source for many words related to mind and memory, such as 'mental' and 'mind'. the specific latin form minisci is an inchoative or inceptive verb form, indicating the beginning of an action—hence, 'to begin to remember'. over time, the english word 'reminisce' has shed its inceptive nuance and settled into its modern meaning of indulging in the recollection of past events, often with a sense of pleasure or nostalgia.
Analysis
Structure: re (again) + minisce (remember)
re- (Latin prefix meaning 'again' or 'back'); -minisce (from Latin minisci, a variant stem related to meminisse, meaning 'to remember')
Examples
the old friends would often meet to reminisce about their school days.
looking at the photograph album made her reminisce about her childhood.
he began to reminisce, telling stories of his travels from fifty years ago.