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Where does “κλείω” come from?

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

κλείω (Ancient Greek): shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...

Definitions

  1. shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...

Ancestry of “κλείω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

Words derived from “κλείω”

  • cleithrum
  • clitoridectomía
  • clítoris
  • clitoride
  • clitoridectomia
  • clitoridienne
  • clitoridiennement
  • clitoridectomie
  • clitoridien
  • clitoris
  • clitóris
  • clítoris
  • clitoridectomie
  • clitoris
  • klitoris
  • κλαίω
  • κλείω
  • κλείνω
  • κλειτορίδα
  • κλειστός
  • klitoris
  • κλεῖθρον
  • κλειτορίς
  • κλαίω
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