Where does “κύκλωψ” come from?

κύκλωψ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps, from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps — cattle thief.

κύκλωψ (Ancient Greek): Cyclops

Definitions

  1. Cyclops

Ancestry of “κύκλωψ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickúklōps—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpḱú-klōpscattle thief

Words derived from “κύκλωψ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps →