Where does “cyclope” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cyclope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincyclopsA cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman...
2Ancient GreekκύκλωψCyclops
3Proto-Hellenickúklōps
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpḱú-klōpscattle thief

Words derived from “cyclope

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōpsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kúklōpsEvery word from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ