"Clepsis" meaning in Translingual

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλέψις (klépsis, “theft”), from Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs, “action, process, or result”). Further from Proto-Hellenic *klépťō (“to steal”) and Proto-Indo-European *klep- (“to steal”). Etymology templates: {{root|mul|ine-pro|*klep-}}, {{etymon|mul|bor|grc>κλέψις>theft|id=moths}}, {{bor|mul|grc|κλέψις|t=theft}} Ancient Greek κλέψις (klépsis, “theft”), {{affix|mul|κλέπτω|-σῐς|lang1=grc|lang2=grc|t1=to steal|t2=action, process, or result}} Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs, “action, process, or result”), {{der|mul|grk-pro|*klépťō|t=to steal}} Proto-Hellenic *klépťō (“to steal”), {{der|mul|ine-pro|*klep-|t=to steal}} Proto-Indo-European *klep- (“to steal”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Clepsis|nogendercat=1}} Clepsis f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tortricidae – certain leafroller moth. Tags: feminine Derived forms: Ancyroclepsis, Cornuclepsis
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