"avoidance of words deemed unlucky," 1885, from Latinized form of Greek kledon "omen or presage contained in a word or sound," also "report, rumor, tidings; fame" (from PIE root *kele- (2) "to shout") + -ism.
cleat
cleavage
cleave
cleaver
clechy
cledonism
clef
cleft
clematis
clemency
clement