myEtymology.com: English etymology of relict

Etymology of the English word relict

the English word relict

derived from the Latin word relictus (forsaken, abandoned, derelict)

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-

The earliest known usage of relict in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English