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Where does “bliye” come from?

bliye (Haitian Creole) comes from French oublier, from Old French oblier, from Vulgar Latin *oblītāre, from Latin oblīvīscor.

bliye (Haitian Creole): to forget

Definitions

  1. to forget

Ancestry of “bliye”, step by step

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