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Where does “clepo” come from?

clepo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic klepō, from Proto-Indo-European klep- — to steal.

clepo (Latin): I steal; I listen secretly

Definitions

  1. I steal; I listen secretly

Ancestry of “clepo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicklepōto steal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanklep-to steal

Words derived from “clepo”

  • clepe
  • clepens
  • clepturus
  • cleptus
  • clependus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klep- →