kleptomania
English
/ˌklɛptəˈmeɪni.ə/
noun
Definitions
- (psychology) A psychological disorder that causes an uncontrollable obsession with stealing without economic or material need.
Etymology
Suffix from English klepto- root from Proto-Indo-European *klep- (steal).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*klep-
Gloss
steal
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bibliokleptomania English
- klepto- English
- kleptogenesis English
- κλέπτης Ancient Greek
- κλοπή Ancient Greek
- ὑποκλέπτω Ancient Greek
- *klep- Proto-Indo-European
- *klép-ye-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *hlefaną Proto-Germanic
- *klepō Proto-Italic
- *klepa Proto-Albanian
- *klépťō Proto-Hellenic