Reconstruction:Latin/oblitare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From oblītus +‎ -āre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /obliˈtare/

Verb

*oblītāre (Proto-Romance)

1. forget

Reconstruction notes

The earliest attested descendant is Old French (ca. 1000 CE, Passion du Christ).

Derived terms

• *exoblitāre
  • Aragonese: ixopllidar (Ribagorçan)
  • Occitan: eissubliar (Vivaro-Alpine)

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: ultu, ultari
  • Istro-Romanian: utu
  • Megleno-Romanian: uľt, uľtari
  • Romanian: uita, uitare
• North Italian:
  • Romansch: emblidar, amblidar, invlidar
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: oblidar
  • Franco-Provençal: oubliar
  • Old French: oblier (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: oblidar, doblidar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: olvidar
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: obridar, oblidar (Cantigas de Santa Maria)
  • Spanish: olvidar
    • → Portuguese: olvidar
    • → Sardinian: olvidare, olvidai (Campidanese)

References

• Brodsky, David (2009) Spanish Vocabulary: An Etymological Approach, University of Texas Press
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*ŏblītare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 274