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Where does “crypticus” come from?

crypticus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “crypticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρυπτικός—
2Ancient Greek-τικόςrelating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,...
3Ancient Greek-σιςAdded to verb stems to form abstract nouns or...
4Ancient Greek-τιςEarlier form of -σις , retained after dentals δ,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “crypticus”

  • cryptic
  • cryptically
  • crypticity
  • noncryptic
  • crypticness
  • semicryptic
  • anticryptic
  • holocryptic
  • uncryptic
  • pseudocryptic
  • kryptisch
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