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Where does “kúklōps” come from?

kúklōps (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps — cattle thief.

Ancestry of “kúklōps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpḱú-klōpscattle thief

Words derived from “kúklōps”

  • cyclops
  • cyclopamine
  • cyclopia
  • cyclopic
  • biclops
  • cyclopem
  • cyclops
  • ciclope
  • ciklopo
  • キュクロープス
  • サイクロプス
  • Cyclops
  • Cyclopoida
  • Κύκλωψ
  • kýklópi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps →