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Where does “καλύπτω” come from?

καλύπτω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

καλύπτω (Ancient Greek): to cover; to put over as a covering

Definitions

  1. to cover; to put over as a covering

Ancestry of “καλύπτω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “καλύπτω”

  • Apocalypse
  • apocalypse
  • kilim
  • postapocalypse
  • robopocalypse
  • airpocalypse
  • Calymmian
  • -pocalypse
  • snowpocalypse
  • calypsis
  • apocalypse
  • apocalypsis
  • апокалипсис
  • apocalypse
  • kelim
  • apocalipsi
  • apokalipso
  • apokalipsa
  • apokalipsa
  • апокалипса
  • koliba
  • αποκάλυψη
  • καλύβα
  • καλύβη
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