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.

relinquō (Latin): to abandon, forsake, desert

Definitions

  1. to abandon, forsake, desert

Ancestry of “relinquō”, step by step

relinquō traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin linquō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinquōto leave, quit, forsake, depart from
2Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Proto-Indo-European leikʷ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleikʷ-—

via Proto-Italic wrelinkʷō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwrelinkʷō—

Words derived from “relinquō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti →Every word from Proto-Italic linkʷō →