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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

  1. An officer of the Ku Klux Klan

Ancestry of “Klaliff”, step by step

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