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Where does “crupta” come from?

crupta (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κρυπτή, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

Ancestry of “crupta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρυπτήhidden
2Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

Words derived from “crupta”

  • grotesque
  • grotto
  • grotesquely
  • grotesqueness
  • grot
  • grotesquery
  • guro
  • grottoed
  • grottolike
  • grottowork
  • grotbag
  • grottesco
  • grottescamente
  • grotticella
  • grotta
  • гротеск
  • grotesquement
  • grotesque
  • grotte
  • grotesk
  • グロかわ
  • グロ
  • グロテスク
  • grotspelonk
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