clepto-

See also: clepto

English

Alternative forms

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-.

Prefix

clepto-

  1. stealing, theft

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with clepto-
cleptobiont
cleptobiosis
cleptobiotic
cleptocracy

Italian

Prefix

clepto-

  1. klepto-; clepto-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with clepto-
cleptocrazia
cleptomania
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