Clear etymology

English

English word clear comes from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-, French clair, and later Old French cler (Bright, well-lit, not dark. Clear (visible).)

Detailed word origin of clear

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
clair French (fr) (of a color) light (having a light shade, not dark). Clear (see-through). Clear (understandable) Clearly Light.
*klāros Proto-Italic (itc-pro)
clara Latin (lat)
cler Old French (fro) Bright, well-lit, not dark. Clear (visible).
cler Anglo-Norman (xno)
clere Middle English (enm)
clear English (en) (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).. (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.. (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.. (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.. Bright, not dark or obscured.. Distinct, sharp, well-marked.. [...]

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