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clepto-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clep-to-
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

stealing, theft

Etymology

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-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κλέπτης, *klep-

Inflected Forms

klepto- (alternative)

Questions

What does clepto- mean?
stealing, theft
Where does clepto- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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