Where does “anticlerical” come from?
Anticlerical comes from English clerical with the Ancient Greek prefix ἀντι- (anti-), derived from ἀντί (anti-, meaning against), combined with κληρικός (klerikós, of the clergy), from κλῆρος (klêros, meaning lot or inheritance).
anticlerical (English): Opposed to political influence of clerics; One...
Definitions
- Opposed to political influence of clerics; One...
Ancestry of “anticlerical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clerical | Of or relating to clerks or their work; Of or... |
| 2 | Late Latin | clericalis | clerical; clerical, priestly |
| 3 | Latin | clēricus | a priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κληρικός | of or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |