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Where does “clique” come from?

clique (French) comes from Old French cliquer — to click, clack, sound, resound.

clique (French): clique; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. clique; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “clique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcliquerto click, clack, sound, resound

Words derived from “clique”

  • clique
  • cliquish
  • cliquey
  • cliquishness
  • cliquism
  • biclique
  • cliquiness
  • cliqueless
  • cliquishly
  • coclique
  • hyperclique
  • cricca
  • klikki
  • klikkiytyä
  • clique
  • kliek
  • klika
  • museklikk
  • klikk
  • klikk
  • museklikk
  • klikk
Every word from Old French cliquer →