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Etymology of the English word caliphate
the English word
caliphate
derived from the English word
caliph
derived from the Old French word
calife
derived from the Classical Arabic word
ẖalīfah
derived from the Arabic word
ḫalifa
derived from the Arabic word
ḫalafa
derived from the Old French word
caliph
derived from the Arabic word
khalifa
using the English suffix
-ate
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