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Where does “clericale” come from?

clericale (Italian) comes from Latin clēricālis, from Latin clēricus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

clericale (Italian): clerical; clergy; clericalist

Definitions

  1. clerical; clergy; clericalist

Ancestry of “clericale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclēricālis—
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

Words derived from “clericale”

  • anticlericalismo
  • clericalismo
  • clericalmente
  • clericaleggiante
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