Where does “relinquent” come from?

relinquent (English) comes from Latin relinquens, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

relinquent (English): relinquishing; One who relinquishes

Definitions

  1. relinquishing; One who relinquishes

Ancestry of “relinquent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrelinquensabandoning, relinquishing
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 linékʷti →Every word from Proto-Italic linkʷō →