Where does “clerkliness” come from?
clerkliness (English) comes from English clerkly, from English clerk, from Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
clerkliness (English): scholarship
Definitions
- scholarship
Ancestry of “clerkliness”, step by step
clerkliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clerkly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clerkly | Of clerks; befitting a clerk; Scholarly; In a... |
| 2 | English | clerk | One who occupationally works with records,... |
| 3 | Middle English | clerc | a clergyman, usually in Christianity |
| 4 | Old English | clerc | clergyman, clerk |
| 5 | Latin | clēricus | a priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κληρικός | of or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |