English
clearance
From clear + -ance.
A compound of clear + -ance
Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- ‘to call’
Latin clarus ‘clear’
Old French cler ‘bright’
Anglo-Norman cler
Middle English clere
English clear
Today it means
noun The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.
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Etymograph / clearance