Etymology of the Latin word reliquus
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 Latin
reliquiaeDerivations in other languages
Italian
reliquato, Portuguese
réliquo
