Where does “klepto-” come from?
klepto- (English) comes from Ancient Greek κλέπτης, 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.
klepto- (English): theft; stealing
Definitions
- theft; stealing
Ancestry of “klepto-”, step by step
Words derived from “klepto-”
- kleptocracy
- kleptocratic
- kleptoparasitism
- kleptoparasitic
- kleptoparasite
- kleptolagnia
- kleptophobia
- kleptophilia
- kleptoplasty
- kleptoparasitize
- kleptography
- kleptocat
- kleptopredation
- kleptocnidy
- kleptocrat
- kleptarchy
- kleptobiosis
- kleptochloroplast
- kleptochloroplastidic
- kleptocnida
- kleptocoprid
- kleptogamy
- kleptogyny
- kleptohematophagy