Where does “criptobiótico” come from?

criptobiótico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cripto-, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

criptobiótico (Portuguese): cryptobiotic

Definitions

  1. cryptobiotic

Ancestry of “criptobiótico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecripto-crypto-
2Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
3Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →