Where does “cleptus” come from?
cleptus (Latin) comes from Latin clepo, from Proto-Italic klepō, from Proto-Indo-European klep- — to steal.
Ancestry of “cleptus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | clepo | I steal; I listen secretly |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | klepō | to steal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | klep- | to steal |