Where does “kriptozoológia” come from?

kriptozoológia (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kripto-, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

kriptozoológia (Hungarian): cryptozoology

Definitions

  1. cryptozoology

Ancestry of “kriptozoológia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankripto-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 →