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Where does “Evklíð” come from?

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

Evklíð (Icelandic): Euclid

Definitions

  1. Euclid

Ancestry of “Evklíð”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Evklíð”

  • evklíðskur
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