• Original language: French
  • Original form and meaning: clique - 1. clique, faction; 2. family, clanship


(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)


Language Form Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) Current Meaning and Status Earlier Meanings and Statusses Source
Catalan ... ... '...' '...' ...
Croatian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Czech ... ... '...' '...' ...
Danish klike ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Dutch kliek ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
English noun: clique, verb (infl.) to clique 1711 'meaning 1;

verb: to form, associate in, or act as a clique'

'...' http://www.etymonline.com
Estonian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Finnish ... ... '...' '...' ...
French ... ... '...' '...' ...
Frisian ... ... '...' '...' ...
German Clique ... 'meaning 1;

especially a group of teenagers'

'...' ...
Hungarian klikk ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Irish ... ... '...' '...' ...
Italian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Latvian kliķe ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Lithuanian klika ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Maltese ... ... '...' '...' ...
Norwegian klikk ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Polish klika ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Portuguese ... ... '...' '...' ...
Rumantsch ... ... '...' '...' ...
Slovak klika ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Slovenian klika ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...
Spanish ... ... '...' '...' ...
Swedish klick ... 'meaning 1' '...' ...

Annotations edit

Etymology: from OF cliquer "to make a noise", echoic. Apparently this word was at one time treated as the equivalent of claque.

Source: http://www.etymonline.com


Information on Other Languages edit

Czech: parta

Estonian: kildkond

Finnish: kuppikunta

Italian: cricca

Portuguese: panelinha

Spanish: camarilla