Where does “decrypter” come from?

decrypter (English) comes from English decrypt, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

decrypter (English): A thing, such as an algorithm, a program, or a...

Definitions

  1. A thing, such as an algorithm, a program, or a...

Ancestry of “decrypter”, step by step

decrypter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English decrypt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecryptTo convert back into plain text; A decoded...
2Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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