Where does “cryptochrome” come from?
cryptochrome (English) comes from English crypto-, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.
cryptochrome (English): Any of several light-sensitive flavoproteins,...
Definitions
- Any of several light-sensitive flavoproteins,...
Ancestry of “cryptochrome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | crypto- | Hidden, invisible; Secret; Cryptographic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρυπτός | concealed, hidden, secret |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρύπτω | to hide, cover; to conceal, obscure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krāu- | — |