Where does “κλέβω” come from?

κλέβω (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek κλέβω, 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.

κλέβω (Greek): steal; κλέβομαι

Definitions

  1. steal; κλέβομαι

Ancestry of “κλέβω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekκλέβω—
2Ancient GreekκλέπτωI steal, filch; I cheat; I mislead, keep secret
3Proto-Hellenicklépťōto steal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanklép-ye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlep-to steal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklep-to steal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European klép-ye-ti →