Where does “caliphe” come from?
caliphe (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin calipha, from Arabic خَلِيفَة — vicar, successor; caliph.
Ancestry of “caliphe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | calipha | caliph |
| 2 | Arabic | خَلِيفَة | vicar, successor; caliph |
Words derived from “caliphe”