Where does “kryptonim” come from?
kryptonim (Polish) comes from French cryptonyme, from French -onyme, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
kryptonim (Polish): code name, cryptonym
Definitions
- code name, cryptonym
Ancestry of “kryptonim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cryptonyme | cryptonym |
| 2 | French | -onyme | -onym |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |