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
Ancestry of “ciclope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | cyclope | — |
| 2 | Latin | cyclops | A cyclops; a one-eyed giant from Greek and Roman... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύκλωψ | Cyclops |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | kúklōps | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pḱú-klōps | cattle thief |