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Where does “reliquiarium” come from?

reliquiarium (Late Latin) comes from Latin rēliquia, from Latin reliquiae, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

Ancestry of “reliquiarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēliquia—
2Latinreliquiaeremains, relics; remnants; survivors
3Latinrelinquō—
4Latinlinquō—
5Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “reliquiarium”

  • reliquary
  • reliquarylike
  • reliquaire
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