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Where does “cleragh” come from?

cleragh (Manx) comes from Old Irish cléirech, from Late Latin clericus, from Ancient Greek κληρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

cleragh (Manx): cleric, clerk, scrivener; cleric, mass-server

Definitions

  1. cleric, clerk, scrivener; cleric, mass-server

Ancestry of “cleragh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcléirechcleric; clerk
2Late Latinclericusa priest, clergyman, cleric, also generally a...
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 “cleragh”

  • fo-chleragh
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