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Where does “derelinquens” come from?

derelinquens (Latin) comes from Latin derelinquo, from Latin relinquo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

derelinquens (Latin): abandoning; bequeathing

Definitions

  1. abandoning; bequeathing

Ancestry of “derelinquens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinderelinquoI forsake, abandon, discard or desert; I bequeath
2LatinrelinquoI abandon, relinquish, forsake, leave
3Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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