Where does “crypto-” come from?
crypto- (English) comes from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.
crypto- (English): Hidden, invisible; Secret; Cryptographic
Definitions
- Hidden, invisible; Secret; Cryptographic
Ancestry of “crypto-”, step by step
Words derived from “crypto-”
- cryptographic
- cryptography
- cryptosystem
- cryptographically
- cryptocrystalline
- cryptoxanthin
- cryptochrome
- cryptozoologist
- noncryptographic
- Cryptozoic
- cryptocommunist
- cryptoscope
- lymphocryptovirus
- cryptomenorrhea
- cryptovirus
- cryptofascism
- cryptonephridial
- crypto-revisionism
- crypto-fascist
- crypto-fascism
- cryptochiral
- cryptochirality
- crypto-fascistic
- cryptolect