Where does “klon” come from?

klon (Polish) comes from English clone, from Ancient Greek κλών — twig, spray, slip.

klon (Polish): maple; clone

Definitions

  1. maple; clone

Ancestry of “klon”, step by step

klon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcloneA living organism produced asexually from a...
2Ancient Greekκλώνtwig, spray, slip

via Proto-Slavic klenъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicklenъmaple

Words derived from “klon”

Every word from Ancient Greek κλών →Every word from English clone →