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Where does “calife” come from?

calife (French) comes from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.

calife (French): caliph

Definitions

  1. caliph

Ancestry of “calife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaliphacaliph
2Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

Words derived from “calife”

  • califato
  • califa
  • califat
Every word from Arabic خَلِيفَة →