Where does “krypto” come from?

krypto (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

krypto (Swedish): cipher, method of converting plaintext into ciphertext

Definitions

  1. cipher, method of converting plaintext into ciphertext

Ancestry of “krypto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
2Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

Words derived from “krypto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός →