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Where does “κρυπτή” come from?

κρυπτή (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

κρυπτή (Ancient Greek): hidden

Definitions

  1. hidden

Ancestry of “κρυπτή”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

Words derived from “κρυπτή”

  • grotesque
  • crypt
  • grotto
  • encrypt
  • grotesquely
  • grotesqueness
  • grot
  • grotesquery
  • guro
  • encryptor
  • cryptid
  • cryptlike
  • cryptitis
  • grottoed
  • unencrypt
  • grottolike
  • pericryptal
  • cryptal
  • encrypter
  • grottowork
  • encryptable
  • unencryptable
  • grotbag
  • superencrypt
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