clepto-

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*klep-“to steal”
2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκλέπτης“thief”
3. Latin · borrowed fromclepto-
4. English todayclepto-

Borrowed from Latin clepto-, a combining form of Ancient Greek κλέπτης (kléptēs, “thief”), κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”), from Proto-Indo-European *klep- (“to steal”). Doublet of klepto-.

Words from the same roots