Where does “kripton” come from?

kripton (Turkish) comes from French krypton, from English krypton, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.

kripton (Turkish): krypton

Definitions

  1. krypton

Ancestry of “kripton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkryptonkrypton
2EnglishkryptonThe chemical element with an atomic number of...
3Ancient Greekκρυπτόςconcealed, hidden, secret
4Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu-Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτωEvery word from Ancient Greek κρυπτός
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