Where does “Peiricléas” come from?
Peiricléas (Irish) comes from Latin Periclēs, from Ancient Greek Περικλῆς, 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.
Ancestry of “Peiricléas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Periclēs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Περικλῆς | far-famed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -κλῆς | An element found in given names |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κλέης | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλέος | rumour, report; good report, fame, glory; bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kléwos | fame |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |