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Where does “relinquendus” come from?

relinquendus (Latin) comes 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.

relinquendus (Latin): which is to be abandoned, which is to be...

Definitions

  1. which is to be abandoned, which is to be...

Ancestry of “relinquendus”, step by step

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