MEMENTO
memento, souvenir
(noun) a reminder of past events
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
memento (plural mementos or mementoes)
A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
Usage notes
• The spelling momento is so common that some references now no longer consider it a misspelling.
Synonyms
• keepsake
• souvenir
• (plural): memorabilia
Source: Wiktionary
Me*men"to, n.; pl. Mementos. Etym: [L., remember, be mindful, imper.
of meminisse to remember. See Mention.]
Definition: A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that
which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.
Seasonable mementos may be useful. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition