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Where does “reliquus” come from?

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

reliquus (Latin): remaining; surviving

Definitions

  1. remaining; surviving

Ancestry of “reliquus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrelinquō—
2Latinlinquō—
3Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “reliquus”

  • reliquary
  • reliquarylike
  • reliquia
  • reilig
  • relike
  • rèilig
  • reliquaire
  • reilic
  • rhuillick
  • reliquiarium
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