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English word relic comes from Latin linquo (I leave, quit, forsake, depart from.), Latin re-
linquo (Latin)
I leave, quit, forsake, depart from.
re- (Latin)
Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
relinquo (Latin)
I abandon, I relinquish, I leave (behind).
reliquiae (Latin)
Remains, relics. Remnants. Survivors.
relique (Old French)
Relic (religious).
relic (English)
(religion) A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.. Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.