Where does “cripto” come from?
cripto (Italian) comes from Portuguese criptomoeda, from English cryptocurrency, from English currency, from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currens, from Latin curro, from Proto-Italic korzō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
cripto (Italian): krypton; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- krypton; first-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “cripto”, step by step
cripto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese criptomoeda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | criptomoeda | cryptocurrency |
| 2 | English | cryptocurrency | A digital currency based on a cryptographic... |
| 3 | English | currency | Money or other items used to facilitate... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | currentia | nominative neuter plural of currēns; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | currens | running; hurrying, hastening, speeding; moving,... |
| 6 | Latin | curro | I run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korzō | to run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Spanish criptomoneda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | criptomoneda | cryptocurrency |
| 2 | Spanish | moneda | coin; currency |