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Where does “crego” come from?

crego (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese crerigo, from Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

crego (Galician): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “crego”, step by step

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