'anamneses' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'ἀνάμνησις' (anámnēsis), where 'ana-' meant 'up, again' and 'mimnēskein' meant 'to remember.'

'ἀνάμνησις' (anámnēsis) was adopted into Late Latin as 'anamnesis,' and eventually became the modern English word 'anamnesis' (plural: 'anamneses').

Initially, it meant 'remembrance or recollection,' and in medical contexts, it evolved to mean 'a patient's medical history.'