English

forgettery

Blend of forget + memory.

Proto-West Germanic *fragetan ‘to give up, forget’

Old English forġietan ‘to forget’

Middle English forgeten

Latin memor ‘mindful, remembering’

Latin memoria ‘memory; remembrance’

Anglo-Norman memorie

Today it means

noun A poor memory that is inclined to forget things.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / forgettery