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Where does “euklidovský” come from?

euklidovský (Czech) comes from Czech Euklides, from Spanish Euclides, from Ancient Greek Εὐκλείδης, from Ancient Greek Εὐκλῆς, from Ancient Greek -κλῆς, from Ancient Greek -κλέης, from Ancient Greek κλέος, from Proto-Hellenic kléwos — to cover; to incline.

euklidovský (Czech): Euclidean

Definitions

  1. Euclidean

Ancestry of “euklidovský”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechEuklides—
2SpanishEuclides—
3Ancient GreekΕὐκλείδης—
4Ancient GreekΕὐκλῆς—
5Ancient Greek-κλῆςAn element found in given names
6Ancient Greek-κλέης—
7Ancient Greekκλέοςrumour, report; good report, fame, glory; bad...
8Proto-Hellenickléwosfame
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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