Etymology

cyclopean

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Today it means: Suggestive of a cyclops. Full definition →

English cyclops ← Latin cyclōps ← Ancient Greek Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps)
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*Kúklōps
  2. Ancient GreekΚύκλωψ (Kúklōps)
  3. Latincyclōps
  4. Englishcyclops
  5. English todaycyclopean

From cyclops + -ean.

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