relic

(Anglès)

Freqüència

C2
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈɹɛlɪk/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English relik et al., from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“I leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“I leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Doublet of relict, derelict, and relinquish.

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