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
Ancestry of “clerkliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |