Where does “clepsidră” come from?

clepsidră (Romanian) comes from French clepsydre, from Latin clepsydra, from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα, from Ancient Greek κλέπτω, from Proto-Hellenic klépťō, from Proto-Indo-European klép-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep-, from Proto-Indo-European klep- — to steal.

clepsidră (Romanian): hourglass

Definitions

  1. hourglass

Ancestry of “clepsidră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclepsydrewater clock, clepsydra
2Latinclepsydrawater clock, clepsydra
3Ancient Greekκλεψύδραpipette; water clock; clepsydra. The ancient form...
4Ancient GreekκλέπτωI steal, filch; I cheat; I mislead, keep secret
5Proto-Hellenicklépťōto steal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklép-ye-ti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlep-to steal
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklep-to steal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European klép-ye-ti