Where does “kryptera” come from?

kryptera (Swedish) comes from Swedish era, from Latin āera, from Latin aes, from Proto-Italic aos, from Proto-Italic ajos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyos — a metal, copper, bronze.

kryptera (Swedish): to encrypt

Definitions

  1. to encrypt

Ancestry of “kryptera”, step by step

kryptera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish era

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisherayour, yours; you; era
2Latināeraera or epoch from which time is measured
3Latinaesmoney, pay, fee, fare; copper, bronze, brass;...
4Proto-Italicaosbronze, copper
5Proto-Italicajos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éyosa metal, copper, bronze

via Swedish krypto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkryptocipher, method of converting plaintext into ciphertext
2Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
3Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-

Words derived from “kryptera

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éyosEvery word from Proto-Italic ajosEvery word from Proto-Italic aos