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klepto-

klepto- prefix: stealing, theft.

Prefix

klepto-

  1. stealing, theft

Forms of klepto-

alternative formclepto-

Origin of klepto-

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”).

Questions about klepto-

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

Words near klepto- in the dictionary

  1. klepsydras
  2. klepta
  3. kleptarchies
  4. kleptarchy
  5. klepto
  6. klepto-
  7. kleptobiosis
  8. kleptocat
  9. kleptocats
  10. kleptochloroplast
  11. kleptochloroplastidic

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