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Where does “cryptology” come from?

cryptology (English) comes from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

cryptology (English): The science or study of mathematical, linguistic,...

Definitions

  1. The science or study of mathematical, linguistic,...

Ancestry of “cryptology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
2Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “cryptology”

  • cryptological
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