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Where does “cléricalisme” come from?

cléricalisme (French) comes from French clérical, from Latin clēricālis, from Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cléricalisme (French): clericalism

Definitions

  1. clericalism

Ancestry of “cléricalisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcléricalclerical
2Latinclēricālis—
3Latinclēricus—
4Ancient Greekκληρικόςof or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “cléricalisme”

  • anticléricalisme
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