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Where does “clerigo” come from?

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

clerigo (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of crerigo

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of crerigo

Ancestry of “clerigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclēricus—
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 “clerigo”

  • clérigo
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