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Etymology of the English word relic

the English word relic
derived from the Old French word relique
derived from the Late Latin word reliquiae
derived from the Latin word reliquus (rest of, remaining, available)
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-

Date

The earliest known usage of relic in English dates from the 13th century.

Cognates

Dutch reliek, French relique, German Relikt, German Reliquie, Italian reliquia, Norwegian relikvie, Provençal reliquias, Spanish reliquia, Swedish relikt, Swedish relik

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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