Where does “clair” come from?

clair (French) comes from Middle French cler, from Old French cler, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

clair (French): clear; light; clearly

Definitions

  1. clear; light; clearly

Ancestry of “clair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear
2Old Frenchclerbright, well-lit, not dark; clear
3Latinclārusclear, bright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “clair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →