Where does “cyklop” come from?

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

cyklop (Polish): cyclops

Definitions

  1. cyclops

Ancestry of “cyklop”, 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 “cyklop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ →
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