Where does “cryptogénique” come from?

cryptogénique (French) comes from French crypto-, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

cryptogénique (French): cryptogenic

Definitions

  1. cryptogenic

Ancestry of “cryptogénique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrypto-crypto
2Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
3Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →