Etymology of the English word apocryphal
the English word apocryphal
derived from the English word apocrypha
derived from the Late Latin word Apocrypha
derived from the Greek word Apokrupha
derived from the Greek word apokruphos, ἀπόκρυφος (secret; by implication, treasured)
derived from the Greek word apokruptein, ἀποκρύπτω
using the Greek prefix apo-
derived from the Greek word apo, ἀπό (from; 'off,' away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative))
derived from the Greek word kruptein, κρύπτειν, κρύπτω