Where does “κλύδων” come from?

κλύδων (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλύδων, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewH- — to clean, rinse, slide.

κλύδων (Greek): rough sea, swell, storm; unrest on the political...

Definitions

  1. rough sea, swell, storm; unrest on the political...

Ancestry of “κλύδων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλύδωνwave, billow, and collectively, surf, rough...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱlewH-to clean, rinse, slide
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