Where does “relinquir” come from?

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

relinquir (Middle French): to give up; to abandon

Definitions

  1. to give up; to abandon

Ancestry of “relinquir”, step by step

relinquir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin relinquō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrelinquōto abandon, forsake, desert
2Latinlinquōto leave, quit, forsake, depart from
3Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Old French relenquir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrelenquir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷtiEvery word from Proto-Italic linkʷō