Where does “criptografia” come from?
criptografia (Italian) comes from Italian cripto, from Portuguese criptomoeda, from English cryptocurrency, from English currency, from Medieval Latin currentia, from Latin currens, from Latin curro, from Proto-Italic korzō — to run.
criptografia (Italian): Alternative form of crittografia
Definitions
- Alternative form of crittografia
Ancestry of “criptografia”, step by step
criptografia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cripto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cripto | krypton; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Portuguese | criptomoeda | cryptocurrency |
| 3 | English | cryptocurrency | A digital currency based on a cryptographic... |
| 4 | English | currency | Money or other items used to facilitate... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | currentia | nominative neuter plural of currēns; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | currens | running; hurrying, hastening, speeding; moving,... |
| 7 | Latin | curro | I run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korzō | to run |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |