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Where does “κλέω” come from?

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

κλέω (Ancient Greek): to tell of, make famous, celebrate; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. to tell of, make famous, celebrate; Alternative...

Ancestry of “κλέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “κλέω”

  • Heraclitus
  • Clio
  • cliometrics
  • cliometrician
  • Clio
  • Heraclitus
  • Clio
  • Héraclite
  • クレイオー
  • Kleió
  • Clio
  • Πολύκλειτος
  • Κλειώ
  • κλειτός
  • Κλεῖτος
  • Ἡράκλειτος
  • Heraklit
  • Հերակղիտոս
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