Klerus

German (Berlin)

noun

Definitions

clergy (mainly used for the Christian clergy, sometimes for the clergy of other religions)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clērus derived from Ancient Greek κλῆρος (a lot, clergy, lot, a casting lots, piece of wood for casting lots, what is alloted, drawing lots).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κλῆρος

Gloss

a lot, clergy, lot, a casting lots, piece of wood for casting lots, what is alloted, drawing lots

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kleros English
clerus Latin
clērus Latin
clero Italian
клирос Russian
clero Spanish, Castilian
κληρικός Ancient Greek
κλῆρος Ancient Greek
ναύκληρος Ancient Greek
ὁλόκληρος Ancient Greek
*kleh₂- Proto-Indo-European
ολόκληρος Greek (modern)
crero Old Portuguese