Where does “Relikt” come from?

Relikt (German) comes from Latin relictus, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

Relikt (German): relic

Definitions

  1. relic

Ancestry of “Relikt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrelictusabandoned, having been abandoned, forsaken,...
2Latinrelinquōto abandon, forsake, desert
3Latinlinquōto leave, quit, forsake, depart from
4Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “Relikt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti →Every word from Proto-Italic linkʷō →