Where does “Κλεόξενος” come from?
Κλεόξενος (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 “Κλεόξενος”, step by step
Κλεόξενος 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 ξένος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |