Where does “χαλίφης” come from?

χαλίφης (Greek) comes from French calife, from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.

χαλίφης (Greek): caliph

Definitions

  1. caliph

Ancestry of “χαλίφης”, step by step

χαλίφης traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French calife

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalifecaliph
2Medieval Latincaliphacaliph
3Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

via Italian califfo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaliffocaliph

via Ottoman Turkish خلیفه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخلیفهcaliph
Every word from Arabic خَلِيفَة →Every word from Medieval Latin calipha →Every word from French calife →