Where does “ciclopia” come from?

ciclopia (Italian) comes from Portuguese ciclope, from Old French cyclope, from Latin cyclops, from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ, from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps, from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps — cattle thief.

ciclopia (Italian): cyclopia

Definitions

  1. cyclopia

Ancestry of “ciclopia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseciclopecyclops
2Old Frenchcyclope—
3LatincyclopsA cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman...
4Ancient GreekκύκλωψCyclops
5Proto-Hellenickúklōps—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpḱú-klōpscattle thief
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ →