Etymology

oblivious

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Today it means: Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of. Full definition →

Middle English oblivious ← Latin oblīviōsus
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  1. Latin · derived fromoblīviōsus“forgetful, oblivious”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoblivious
  3. English todayoblivious

From Middle English oblivious, from Latin oblīviōsus (“forgetful, oblivious”), formed from oblīvium (“forgetfulness, oblivion”) + -ōsus (“full of, overly, prone to”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

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