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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

  1. Resembling a reliquary

Ancestry of “reliquarylike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreliquaryA container to hold or display religious relics;...
2Middle Frenchreliquairereliquary
3Late Latinreliquiarium—
4Latinrēliquia—
5Latinreliquiaeremains, relics; remnants; survivors
6Latinrelinquō—
7Latinlinquō—
8Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →