Where does “krypton” come from?

krypton (Polish) comes from Latin crypton, from English krypton, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

krypton (Polish): radon

Definitions

  1. radon

Ancestry of “krypton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincryptonkrypton
2EnglishkryptonThe chemical element with an atomic number of...
3Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
4Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →