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
Ancestry of “criptorchide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cripto | krypton; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Portuguese | criptomoeda | — |
| 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 |