Where does “κλεψύδρα” come from?

κλεψύδρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλέπτω, from Proto-Hellenic klépťō, from Proto-Indo-European klép-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep-, from Proto-Indo-European klep- — to steal.

κλεψύδρα (Ancient Greek): pipette; water clock; clepsydra. The ancient form...

Definitions

  1. pipette; water clock; clepsydra. The ancient form...

Ancestry of “κλεψύδρα”, step by step

κλεψύδρα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κλέπτω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκλέπτωI steal, filch; I cheat; I mislead, keep secret
2Proto-Hellenicklépťōto steal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanklép-ye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlep-to steal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklep-to steal

via Ancient Greek ὕδωρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
2Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater

Words derived from “κλεψύδρα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European klép-ye-ti →