English
delinquency
Delinquency comes from Latin dēlinquēns ‘transgressing’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leykʷ-‘to leave’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēlinquō‘to transgress, err’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēlinquēns‘transgressing’present participle of dēlinquō
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdēlinquentia
- Englishearliest quotation 2023delinquency
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leykʷ-‘to leave’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēlinquō‘to transgress, err’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdēlinquēns‘transgressing’present participle of dēlinquō
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEdēlinquentia
- Englishearliest quotation 2023delinquency
Earliest quotation: 2023, Anna Bahney, Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies rose in th: “Commercial and multifamily mortgage delinquencies increased in the first…”
Equivalent to delinquent + -cy
Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave’
Latin delinquens ‘transgressing’
Middle French délinquant
English delinquent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave’
loan, lend, relic, elliptical, elliptic, relinquish, ellipse, ecliptic, ellipsis, 13 more
Today it means
noun Misconduct.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- / delinquency