Where does “crypterati” come from?
crypterati (English) comes from English literati, from Latin literati, from Latin literatus, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
crypterati (English): People who deal in cryptocurrencies, collectively
Definitions
- People who deal in cryptocurrencies, collectively
Ancestry of “crypterati”, step by step
crypterati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English literati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | literati | Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who... |
| 2 | Latin | literati | nominative masculine plural of literātus;... |
| 3 | Latin | literatus | Alternative form of litterātus |
| 4 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
via English cryptocurrency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cryptocurrency | A digital currency based on a cryptographic... |
| 2 | English | currency | Money or other items used to facilitate... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | currentia | nominative neuter plural of currēns; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | currens | running; hurrying, hastening, speeding; moving,... |
| 5 | Latin | curro | I run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | korzō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |