Where does “reliquarylike” come from?
reliquarylike (English) comes from English reliquary, from Middle French reliquaire, from Late Latin reliquiarium, from Latin rēliquia, from Latin reliquiae, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō — to leave.
reliquarylike (English): Resembling a reliquary
Definitions
- Resembling a reliquary
Ancestry of “reliquarylike”, step by step
reliquarylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reliquary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reliquary | A container to hold or display religious relics;... |
| 2 | Middle French | reliquaire | reliquary |
| 3 | Late Latin | reliquiarium | — |
| 4 | Latin | rēliquia | — |
| 5 | Latin | reliquiae | remains, relics; remnants; survivors |
| 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 |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |