Etymology

derelinquish

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Today it means: to abandon or desert, to leave to itself Full definition →

Latin dērelinquere
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  1. Latin · calque ofdērelinquere
  2. English todayderelinquish

From de- + relinquish as a calque of Latin dērelinquere. See dereliction in Roman law for its particular use in Scotland.

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