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Where does “κλαστός” come from?

κλαστός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλάω, from Ancient Greek κλαίω, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

κλαστός (Ancient Greek): broken

Definitions

  1. broken

Ancestry of “κλαστός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλάωto break, to break off, to break into pieces; to...
2Ancient Greekκλαίωcry, weep; first-person singular future...
3Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
4Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “κλαστός”

  • clastic
  • osteoclast
  • osteoclastic
  • volcaniclastic
  • bioclastic
  • osteoclastogenesis
  • pyroclast
  • odontoclastic
  • osteoclastoma
  • osteoclastogenic
  • biblioclast
  • bioclast
  • lithoclast
  • nonclastic
  • odontoclast
  • cranioclast
  • chondroclast
  • preosteoclast
  • panclastite
  • cytoclastic
  • karyoclastic
  • nonvolcaniclastic
  • crystalloclast
  • phytoclast
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