Where does “relicte” come from?
relicte (Middle English) comes from Middle French relicte, from Late Latin relicta, from Latin relictus, from Latin relinquō, from Latin linquō, from Proto-Italic linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
relicte (Middle English): widow
Definitions
- widow
Ancestry of “relicte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | relicte | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | relicta | — |
| 3 | Latin | relictus | abandoned, having been abandoned, forsaken,... |
| 4 | Latin | relinquō | to abandon, forsake, desert |
| 5 | Latin | linquō | to leave, quit, forsake, depart from |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | linkʷō | leave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | linékʷti | to be leaving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |