Where does “Cyclops” come from?

Cyclops (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ, from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps, from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps — cattle thief.

Cyclops (Translingual): one-eyed creatures in Ancient Greek mythology

Definitions

  1. one-eyed creatures in Ancient Greek mythology

Ancestry of “Cyclops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκύκλωψCyclops
2Proto-Hellenickúklōps—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpḱú-klōpscattle thief

Words derived from “Cyclops”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ →