Where does “Klaliff” come from?
Klaliff (English) comes from English caliph, from Middle English calife, from Old French caliphe, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.
Klaliff (English): An officer of the Ku Klux Klan
Definitions
- An officer of the Ku Klux Klan
Ancestry of “Klaliff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | caliph | The political leader of the Muslim world,... |
| 2 | Middle English | calife | — |
| 3 | Old French | caliphe | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | calipha | caliph |
| 5 | Arabic | خَلِيفَة | vicar, successor; caliph |