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Where does “criptorchide” come from?

criptorchide (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.

criptorchide (Italian): cryptorchid

Definitions

  1. cryptorchid

Ancestry of “criptorchide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancriptokrypton; first-person singular present indicative...
2Portuguesecriptomoeda—
3EnglishcryptocurrencyA digital currency based on a cryptographic...
4EnglishcurrencyMoney or other items used to facilitate...
5Medieval Latincurrentianominative neuter plural of currēns; accusative...
6Latincurrensrunning; hurrying, hastening, speeding; moving,...
7LatincurroI run; I hurry, hasten, speed; I move, travel,...
8Proto-Italickorzōto run
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →