Where does “caliphal” come from?

caliphal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

caliphal (English): Of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate

Ancestry of “caliphal”, step by step

caliphal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English caliph

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

Words derived from “caliphal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →