clerus

Latin

noun

Definitions

clergy

Etymology

Borrowed 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

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kleros English
clērus Latin
клирос Russian
κληρικός Ancient Greek
κλῆρος Ancient Greek
ναύκληρος Ancient Greek
ὁλόκληρος Ancient Greek
*kleh₂- Proto-Indo-European
ολόκληρος Greek (modern)

clērus