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

  1. oversight

Ancestry of “oubli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoublierto forget; to leave something behind by accident
2Old Frenchoblierto forget
3Vulgar Latin*oblītāre—
4Latinoblīvīscorto forget
Every word from Latin oblīvīscor →Every word from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre →Every word from Old French oblier →