Etymograph

English

kleptobiosis

From klepto- + -biosis.

A compound of klepto- + -biosis

Proto-Indo-European *klep- ‘to steal’

Ancient Greek κλέπτης ‘thief’

English klepto-

Today it means

noun The practice, among some social insects, of stealing food from others

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / kleptobiosis