Where does “oblívio” come from?

oblívio (Portuguese) comes 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.

oblívio (Portuguese): oblivion

Definitions

  1. oblivion

Ancestry of “oblívio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoblīviōThe act of forgetting, forgetfulness
2Latin-iō—
3Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →