Where does “Cryptophyceae” come from?

Cryptophyceae (Translingual) comes from Translingual -phyceae, from Ancient Greek φῦκος, from Hebrew פוך — eye-rouge.

Cryptophyceae (Translingual): Several biflagellate unicellular algae; cryptophytes

Definitions

  1. Several biflagellate unicellular algae; cryptophytes

Ancestry of “Cryptophyceae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-phyceaeseaweed
2Ancient Greekφῦκοςseaweed
3Hebrewפוךeye-rouge
Every word from Hebrew פוך →