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Where does “oubliette” come from?

oubliette (French) comes from French oublier, from Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, from Latin oblīvīscor.

oubliette (French): oubliette

Definitions

  1. oubliette

Ancestry of “oubliette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoublierto forget; to leave something behind by accident
2Old Frenchoblierto forget
3Vulgar Latin*oblītāre—
4Latinoblīvīscor—

Words derived from “oubliette”

  • oubliette
  • oubliëtte
Every word from Latin oblīvīscor →