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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaliphacaliph
2Arabicخَلِيفَةvicar, successor; caliph

Words derived from “caliphe”

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