Etymology of the English word clerk
the English word
clerkderived from the Old French word
clercderived from the Latin word
clericus (clergyman, priest, cleric)
derived from the Greek word
klerikos, κληρικός
derived from the Greek word
kleros, κλῆρος (a die (for drawing chances); by implication, a portion (as if so secured); by extension, an acquisition (especially a patrimony, figuratively))
Derivations in English
salesclerkUsage
Word found in Modern English
