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English word clear comes from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-, French clair, and later Old French cler (Bright, well-lit, not dark. Clear (visible).)
*kelh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
clair (French)
(of a color) light (having a light shade, not dark). Clear (see-through). Clear (understandable) Clearly Light.
*klāros (Proto-Italic)
clara (Latin)
cler (Old French)
Bright, well-lit, not dark. Clear (visible).
cler (Anglo-Norman)
clere (Middle English)
clear (English)
(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.. [...]