English
relical
From relic + -al.
Formed from relic + -al
Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave’
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Latin relinquō ‘to leave behind, abandon, relinquish’
Latin reliquiae ‘remains, relics’
Old French relique
Middle English relik
English relic
Today it means
adj Of or relating to a relic.
Sources
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