Where does “relicte” come from?

relicte (Catalan) comes from Latin relictus, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

relicte (Catalan): left behind by a deceased person

Definitions

  1. left behind by a deceased person

Ancestry of “relicte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrelictusabandoned, having been abandoned, forsaken,...
2Latinrelinquōto abandon, forsake, desert
3Latinlinquōto leave, quit, forsake, depart from
4Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷtiEvery word from Proto-Italic linkʷō
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