Etymology of the English word caliph
the English word
caliphderived from the Old French word
califederived from the Classical Arabic word
ẖalīfahderived from the Arabic word
ḫalifaderived from the Arabic word
ḫalafaderived from the Old French word
caliphderived from the Arabic word
khalifaDate
The earliest known usage of caliph in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
caliphateCognates
Dutch
kalief, French
calife, German
Kalif, Norwegian
kalif, Swedish
kalifUsage
Word found in Modern English
