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Etymology of the English word reliquary

the English word reliquary
derived from the Old French word reliquaire
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 reliquary in English dates from the 17th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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