Where does “Ơ-clít” come from?
Ơ-clít (Vietnamese) comes from French Euclide, from Latin Euclīdes, from Ancient Greek Εὐκλείδης, from Ancient Greek Εὐκλῆς, from Ancient Greek -κλῆς, from Ancient Greek -κλέης, from Ancient Greek κλέος, from Proto-Hellenic kléwos — to cover; to incline.
Ơ-clít (Vietnamese): Euclid
Definitions
- Euclid
Ancestry of “Ơ-clít”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Euclide | Euclid ancient Greek mathematician |
| 2 | Latin | Euclīdes | Euclid |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Εὐκλείδης | in particular, the mathematician Euclid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Εὐκλῆς | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κλῆς | An element found in given names |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κλέης | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλέος | rumour, report; good report, fame, glory; bad... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kléwos | fame |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |