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Where does “linquo” come from?

linquo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

Ancestry of “linquo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
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