Where does “clairer” come from?
clairer (French) comes from French clair, 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.
clairer (French): to enlighten
Ancestry of “clairer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | clair | clear; light; clearly |
| 2 | Middle French | cler | bright, well-lit, not dark; clear |
| 3 | Old French | cler | bright, well-lit, not dark; clear |
| 4 | Latin | clārus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |