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Where does “Klerus” come from?

Klerus (German) comes from Latin clērus, from Ancient Greek κλῆρος, from Proto-Indo-European kald-, from Proto-Indo-European kola-.

Klerus (German): clergy

Definitions

  1. clergy

Ancestry of “Klerus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclērus—
2Ancient GreekκλῆροςA lot; That which is assigned by lot, an...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankald-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankola-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kola- →