Where does “ciclope” come from?

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

ciclope (Portuguese): cyclops

Definitions

  1. cyclops

Ancestry of “ciclope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcyclope
2LatincyclopsA cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman...
3Ancient GreekκύκλωψCyclops
4Proto-Hellenickúklōps
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpḱú-klōpscattle thief

Words derived from “ciclope

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