Where does “oblivion” come from?

oblivion (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

oblivion (Middle English): oblivion state of forgetting completely

Definitions

  1. oblivion state of forgetting completely

Ancestry of “oblivion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanoblivionforgetfulness
2LatinoblīviōThe act of forgetting, forgetfulness
3Latin-iō—
4Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “oblivion”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →
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