Etymology of the French word clerc
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))
Date
The earliest known usage of clerc in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
clergieDerivations in other languages
English
clerk, Italian
clercCognates
Italian
chierico, Provençal
clerc, Spanish
clerigoUsage
Word found in Old French
