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Where does “cabale” come from?

cabale (French) comes from Medieval Latin cabbala, from Hebrew קַבָּלָה — receiving/tradition; Jewish mysticism; something...

cabale (French): cabal

Definitions

  1. cabal

Ancestry of “cabale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincabbala—
2Hebrewקַבָּלָהreceiving/tradition; Jewish mysticism; something...

Words derived from “cabale”

  • cabal
  • cabalistic
  • kabbalistic
  • cabalistical
  • cabalist
  • cabalism
  • cabalistically
  • caballer
  • kabbalistically
  • cabalize
  • cabaliste
  • cabalistique
  • cabalistiquement
  • Kabale
  • kabaal
  • kabala
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