Words that come from Ancient Greek “κλῆρος”

105 words across 25 languages descend from Ancient Greek κλῆρος — including Clark, clerk, clergy, clergyman, clerical, Clarkson, cleric, clerkship.

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English (47)

Italian (7)

Latin (5)

French (5)

Spanish (5)

Portuguese (4)

Irish (3)

Old French (3)

Late Latin (3)

Ancient Greek (2)

Middle French (2)

Manx (2)

Scottish Gaelic (2)

Middle English (2)

Old Portuguese (2)

Norman (2)

Old Spanish (1)

Old Occitan (1)

Old Irish (1)

Galician (1)

Greek (1)

Russian (1)

German (1)

Old English (1)

Chichewa (1)