Where does “relinquere” come from?

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

relinquere (Italian): abandon, leave behind

Definitions

  1. abandon, leave behind

Ancestry of “relinquere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrelinquōto abandon, forsake, desert
2Latinlinquōto leave, quit, forsake, depart from
3Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti →Every word from Proto-Italic linkʷō →