Etymology of the French word calife
the Old French word
califederived from the Classical Arabic word
ẖalīfahderived from the Arabic word
ḫalifaderived from the Arabic word
ḫalafaDate
The earliest known usage of calife in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
califatDerivations in other languages
English
calif, English
caliph, English
khalif, Romanian
calif, Spanish
califaCognates
Dutch
kalief, English
caliph, German
Kalif, Norwegian
kalif, Swedish
kalifUsage
Word found in Old French
