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Where does “relinquō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “relinquō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinquō—
2Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →