klepto-

The story

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

Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek κλέπτης (kléptēs, “thief”), κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”), from Proto-Indo-European *klep- (“to steal”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan, “to steal”), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌿𐍃 (hliftus, “thief”).

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