Where does “Caliphess” come from?

Caliphess (English) comes from English caliph, from Middle English calife, from Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.

Caliphess (English): A female caliph; The wife of a caliph

Definitions

  1. A female caliph; The wife of a caliph

Ancestry of “Caliphess”, step by step

Caliphess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English caliph

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaliphThe political leader of the Muslim world,...
2Middle Englishcalife—
3Old Frenchcaliphe—
4Medieval Latincaliphacaliph
5Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Arabic خَلِيفَة →Every word from Medieval Latin calipha →Every word from Old French caliphe →