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clepto-

clepto- prefix: stealing, theft.

Prefix

clepto-

  1. stealing, theft

Forms of clepto-

alternative formklepto-

Origin of clepto-

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-.

Questions about clepto-

What does clepto- mean?
Clepto- means stealing, theft.
What part of speech is clepto-?
Clepto- is a prefix.

Words near clepto- in the dictionary

  1. clepsydra
  2. clepsydrae
  3. clepsydras
  4. clepsydroid
  5. clept
  6. clepto-
  7. cleptobiont
  8. cleptobionts
  9. cleptobioses
  10. cleptobiosis
  11. cleptobiotic

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