Etymology of the Latin word derelictus
the Latin word
derelictus (abandoned, derelict; neglect)
derived from the Latin word
derelinquere (leave behind, abandon, discard)
using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
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
*leikĘ·-Derivations in Latin
derelictioDerivations in other languages
English
derelict, Italian
derelitto, Portuguese
derrelito, Spanish
derrelicto
