Where does “cryptanalytic” come from?
cryptanalytic (English) comes from English analytic, from Ancient Greek ἀναλυτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
cryptanalytic (English): Of or pertaining to cryptanalysis or...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to cryptanalysis or...
Ancestry of “cryptanalytic”, step by step
cryptanalytic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English analytic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | analytic | Of, or relating to any form of analysis, or to... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλυτικός | analytical; dissolvent |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |