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Where does “Clarkean” come from?

Clarkean (English) comes from English Clarke, from English Clark, from Old English clerc, from Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Clarkean (English): Of or pertaining to Samuel Clarke , English...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Samuel Clarke , English...

Ancestry of “Clarkean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishClarke—
2EnglishClark—
3Old Englishclercclergyman, clerk
4Latinclēricus—
5Ancient Greekκληρικόςof or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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