reliquia
/reˈlikja/ · B2 · noun · f
relic
🦴⛪ reliquia = re- (back) + linquere (leave): what is left behind
From Latin reliquiae, 'remains', built from re- plus linquere, 'to leave'. A relic is what stays after everything else is gone. Same root as English 'relinquish' and 'reliquary', the box that holds saints' remains.