Linquere
/ˈliŋ.kwe.re/noun
A Latin verb meaning to leave, abandon, or let go.
Did you know?From the same Latin root as English *relinquish* and *derelict*, this verb sits behind a whole family of words about leaving something behind, whether a place, a duty, or a fate.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leykʷ-
“to leave, quit, abandon”
Latin
Latin
linquere
“to leave, abandon, forsake”
Late Latin
Latin
relinquere
“to leave behind, abandon, relinquish”
Old French
Old French
relinquir
“to give up, surrender”
Middle English
English
relinquen
“to give up, leave behind”
Modern English
English
relinquish
“to voluntarily give up or surrender something”