Where does “cryptolocker” come from?
cryptolocker (English) comes from English locker, from English Lock, from Middle English lok, from Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic laik, from Proto-Germanic laikaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
cryptolocker (English): A form of ransomware that encrypts the victim's files and extorts money for the secret key required to decrypt them
Definitions
- A form of ransomware that encrypts the victim's files and extorts money for the secret key required to decrypt them
Ancestry of “cryptolocker”, step by step
cryptolocker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English locker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | locker | A type of storage compartment with a lock,... |
| 2 | English | Lock | from the surname |
| 3 | Middle English | lok | lock |
| 4 | Old English | lāc | play, sport, strife, battle, sacrifice, offering,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laik | game, sport |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laikaz | dance; game, sport; hymn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via English crypto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crypto | A secret supporter or follower; Cryptography;... |