Where does “キュクロープス” come from?

キュクロープス (Japanese) comes from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ, from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps, from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps — cattle thief.

キュクロープス (Japanese): a cyclops

Definitions

  1. a cyclops

Ancestry of “キュクロープス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκύκλωψCyclops
2Proto-Hellenickúklōps—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpḱú-klōpscattle thief
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ →