English
klepht
Klepht comes from Greek κλέφτης ‘thief’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κλέπτης.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκλέπτης‘thief’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453κλέφτης
- Greek1453–presentsame formkléftis‘thief’
- Englishtodayklepht
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκλέπτης‘thief’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453κλέφτης
- Greek1453–presentsame formkléftis‘thief’
- Englishtodayklepht
Every English word from Ancient Greek κλέπτης
Today it means
noun An anti-Ottoman insurgent living in the mountains when Greece was a part of the Ottoman Empire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κλέπτης / klepht