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)

forget

Reconstruction notes

The earliest attested descendant is Old French (ca. 1000 CE, Passion du Christ).^[1]

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, volume 7: N–Pas, page 274

^ “oublier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

[1] “oublier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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