Etymology of the English word oubliette
the English word
oubliettederived from the French word
oubliettederived from the French word
oublierderived from the Old French word
obliderderived from the Vulgar Latin word
oblitarederived from the Latin word
oblitus (forgetful)
derived from the Latin word
oblivisci (forget)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*lei-Usage
Word found in Modern English