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Etymology of the French word reliquaire

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-

Derivations in other languages

English reliquary

Cognates

Spanish relicario

Usage

Word found in Old French



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