Where does “obliviously” come from?
obliviously (English) comes from English oblivious, from Latin obliviosus, from Latin oblīvium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
obliviously (English): in an oblivious manner
Ancestry of “obliviously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | oblivious | Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware,... |
| 2 | Latin | obliviosus | forgetful, oblivious; wreaking forgetfulness,... |
| 3 | Latin | oblīvium | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |