Etymology

Clarisse

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Today it means: Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly such a nun who followed the original rules of Saint Clare of Assisi. Full definition →

French Clarisse ← Italian Clarissa ← Medieval Latin Clarissa
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromClarissa“Poor Clare”
  2. Italian · derived fromClarissa
  3. French · borrowed fromClarisse
  4. English todayClarisse

Borrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more. Doublet of Clarissa and Clarice.

Words from the same roots

FrenchClarisse all →

Clarice

ItalianClarissa all →

clarissaClarice

Medieval LatinClarissa all →

clarissaClarice

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.