Etymology of the English word Cyclops
the English word
Cyclopsderived from the New Latin word
Cyclops (Cyclops; one of the Cyclopes)
derived from the Greek word
Kuklopsderived from the Greek word
kuklos, κύκλος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-derived from the Greek word
ops, ὤψ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-derived from the Greek word
kuklops, κύκλωψ
derived from the Greek word
kuklos, κύκλος
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-derived from the Greek word
ops, ὤψ
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*okʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of Cyclops in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
cycloop, French
Cyclope, German
Zyklop, Swedish
cyklopUsage
Word found in Modern English
