Where does “oubliette” come from?
oubliette (English) comes from French oubliette, from French oublier, from Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, from Latin oblīvīscor — to forget.
oubliette (English): A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the...
Definitions
- A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the...
Ancestry of “oubliette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | oubliette | oubliette (type of dungeon) |
| 2 | French | oublier | to forget; to leave something behind by accident |
| 3 | Old French | oblier | to forget |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *oblītāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | oblīvīscor | to forget |