Where does “relictual” come from?
relictual (English) comes from English relict, from Middle English relicte, from Middle French relicte, from Late Latin relicta, from Latin relictus, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō — to leave.
relictual (English): Of or pertaining to a relict
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a relict
Ancestry of “relictual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | relict | Something that, or someone who, survives or... |
| 2 | Middle English | relicte | widow |
| 3 | Middle French | relicte | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | relicta | — |
| 5 | Latin | relictus | abandoned, having been abandoned, forsaken,... |
| 6 | Latin | relinquō | to abandon, forsake, desert |
| 7 | Latin | linquō | to leave, quit, forsake, depart from |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | linkʷō | leave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | linékʷti | to be leaving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |