Where does “relical” come from?
relical (English) comes from English relic, from Middle English relik, from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti — to leave.
relical (English): Of or relating to a relic
Definitions
- Of or relating to a relic
Ancestry of “relical”, step by step
relical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English relic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | relic | That which remains; that which is left after loss... |
| 2 | Middle English | relik | relic object of religious veneration |
| 3 | Old French | relique | relic |
| 4 | Latin | reliquiae | remains, relics; remnants; survivors |
| 5 | Latin | relinquō | to abandon, forsake, desert |
| 6 | Latin | linquō | to leave, quit, forsake, depart from |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | linkʷō | leave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | linékʷti | to be leaving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |