Where does “κρυπτόν” come from?

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

Ancestry of “κρυπτόν”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κρυπτόν

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu-Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτωEvery word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός
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