Where does “oubli” come from?
oubli (French) comes from French oublier, from Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, from Latin oblīvīscor — to forget.
oubli (French): oversight
Definitions
- oversight
Ancestry of “oubli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | oublier | to forget; to leave something behind by accident |
| 2 | Old French | oblier | to forget |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *oblītāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | oblīvīscor | to forget |