Etymology of the English prefix crypto-
the English prefix
crypto-derived from the New Latin prefix
crypto-derived from the Greek word
kruptos, κρυπτός (concealed; private)
derived from the Greek word
kruptein, κρύπτειν, κρύπτω
Derivations in English
cryptesthesia,
cryptoanalysis,
cryptoclimate,
cryptoclimatology,
cryptocrystalline,
cryptogenic,
cryptograph,
cryptography,
cryptophyte,
cryptosystem,
cryptovolcanic,
cryptozoology,
cryptozoic,
cryptozoite,
eucryptite,
crypto,
cryptorchismUsage
Word found in Modern English
