Where does “cryptogame” come from?

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

cryptogame (French): cryptogam

Definitions

  1. cryptogam

Ancestry of “cryptogame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrypto-crypto
2Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
3Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

Words derived from “cryptogame”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →