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Where does “calipha” come from?

calipha (Latin) comes from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.

calipha (Latin): caliph

Definitions

  1. caliph

Ancestry of “calipha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

Words derived from “calipha”

  • califfo
  • califfato
  • califfale
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