Where does “oblivion” come from?

oblivion (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin oblīviō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

oblivion (Anglo-Norman): forgetfulness

Definitions

  1. forgetfulness

Ancestry of “oblivion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoblīviōThe act of forgetting, forgetfulness
2Latin-iō—
3Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “oblivion”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →
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