Where does “derelict” come from?
Derelict comes from Latin derelictus, the past participle of derelinquo meaning "to abandon," formed from the prefix re- and a root from Proto-Indo-European wer- meaning "to turn."
derelict (English): Abandoned, forsaken; given up by the natural...
Definitions
- Abandoned, forsaken; given up by the natural...
Ancestry of “derelict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | derelictus | discarded, forsaken; abandoned, deserted;... |
| 2 | Latin | dērelinquō | to forsake, abandon, discard or desert |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |