Where does “clēricālis” come from?

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

clēricālis (Latin): clerical, priestly

Definitions

  1. clerical, priestly

Ancestry of “clēricālis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclēricusa priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric
2Ancient Greekκληρικόςof or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “clēricālis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →