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Where does “-κλῆς” come from?

-κλῆς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -κλέης, from Ancient Greek κλέος, from Proto-Hellenic kléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

-κλῆς (Ancient Greek): An element found in given names

Definitions

  1. An element found in given names

Ancestry of “-κλῆς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-κλέης—
2Ancient Greekκλέοςrumour, report; good report, fame, glory; bad...
3Proto-Hellenickléwosfame
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “-κλῆς”

  • Hercules
  • Euclid
  • Pericles
  • Sophocles
  • Diocletian
  • Heracles
  • Empedocles
  • Patroclus
  • Euclidian
  • Heraclea
  • Androcles
  • Sophoclean
  • Iraklion
  • Empedoclean
  • Herculean
  • Œcles
  • Herculaneum
  • Diocletianus
  • Sophocleus
  • Patroclus
  • Heraclea
  • Themistocles
  • Sophocles
  • Hercules
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →