Etymology of the English word clerestory
the English word
clerestoryderived from the English word
clearderived from the English word
clerederived from the Old French word
clerderived from the Latin word
clarus (clear, bright, gleaming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kelÉ™- (to call)
derived from the English word
storeyderived from the Anglo-latin word
historiaDate
The earliest known usage of clerestory in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
