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Where does “calipha” come from?

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

calipha (Medieval Latin): caliph

Definitions

  1. caliph

Ancestry of “calipha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

Words derived from “calipha”

  • caliph
  • caliphate
  • caliphal
  • Caliphist
  • caliphian
  • caliphship
  • caliphhood
  • caliphally
  • caliphatist
  • Caliphism
  • caliphdom
  • Caliphess
  • caliphatic
  • califa
  • califato
  • calife
  • califat
  • calife
  • caliphe
  • caliphe
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