Where does “relike” come from?

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

relike (Old French): relic

Definitions

  1. relic

Ancestry of “relike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreliquiaremain, relic; remnant
2Latinreliquusremaining; surviving
3Latinrelinquōto abandon, forsake, desert
4Latinlinquōto leave, quit, forsake, depart from
5Proto-Italiclinkʷōleave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti →Every word from Proto-Italic linkʷō →