Etymology of the Latin word delinquere
the Late Latin word
delinquere (fail , be wanting, lacking)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
linquere (leave, quit, forsake)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leikʷ-Derivations in Latin
delinquens,
deliquium,
delictum,
delictor,
delinquentusDerivations in other languages
Italian
delinquere, Portuguese
delinqüirUsage
Word found in Late Latin
