Where does “cryptocommunism” come from?

cryptocommunism (English) comes from English Communism, from French communisme, from French commun, from Italian commune, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cryptocommunism (English): Hidden communism; communistic views not expressed...

Definitions

  1. Hidden communism; communistic views not expressed...

Ancestry of “cryptocommunism”, step by step

cryptocommunism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Communism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCommunismThe ideology of political parties that use the...
2FrenchcommunismeAny collectivism; The Marxist ideology communism
3Frenchcommuncommon; communal
4ItaliancommuneObsolete form of comune
5Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
6Old Latincom(m)oinis—
7Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English crypto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcryptoA secret supporter or follower; Cryptography;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →