myEtymology.com: English etymology of derry

1. Etymology of the English word derry

the English word derry

derived from the English word derry

derived from the English word derelict

derived from the Latin word derelictus (abandoned, derelict; neglect)

derived from the Latin word derelinquere (leave behind, abandon, discard)

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Latin word relinquere (leave behind, abandon; be left)

using the Latin prefix re-

derived from the Latin word linquere (leave, quit, forsake)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leikʷ-