Where does “Κλεαίνετος” come from?
Κλεαίνετος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλέος, from Proto-Hellenic kléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “Κλεαίνετος”, step by step
Κλεαίνετος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek κλέος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | κλέος | rumour, report; good report, fame, glory; bad... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | kléwos | fame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Ancient Greek αἰνετός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | αἰνετός | praiseworthy |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | αἰνέω | I tell of, speak of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |