Etymology

oblivion

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Today it means: The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead. Full definition →

Middle English oblivion ← Anglo-Norman oblivion ← Latin oblīviō
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  1. Latin · derived fromoblīviō“forgetfulness”
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromoblivion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromoblivion
  4. English todayoblivion

Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

Words from the same roots

Latinoblīviō all →

obliviate

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