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Where does “κρῠ́πτω” come from?

κρῠ́πτω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

κρῠ́πτω (Ancient Greek): to hide, cover; to conceal, obscure

Definitions

  1. to hide, cover; to conceal, obscure

Ancestry of “κρῠ́πτω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

Words derived from “κρῠ́πτω”

  • grotesque
  • crypt
  • grotto
  • apocryphal
  • cryptographic
  • cryptography
  • encrypt
  • grotesquely
  • grotesqueness
  • grot
  • apocrypha
  • krypton
  • cryptosystem
  • cryptogenic
  • cryptanalysis
  • cryptogram
  • cryptology
  • cryptogamic
  • cryptographically
  • cryptographer
  • cryptocrystalline
  • cryptoxanthin
  • cryptograph
  • cryptochrome
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