Where does “κρυπτικός” come from?

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

κρυπτικός (Ancient Greek): obscuring

Definitions

  1. obscuring

Ancestry of “κρυπτικός”, step by step

κρυπτικός traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κρυπτός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
2Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

via Latin crypticus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrypticus—

Words derived from “κρυπτικός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →