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Etymology of the English word cryptogam

the English word cryptogam

derived from the New Latin word Cryptogamia

using the New Latin prefix crypto-

derived from the Greek word kruptos, κρυπτός (concealed; private)

derived from the Greek word kruptein, κρύπτειν, κρύπτω

using the New Latin suffix -gamia

derived from the French word cryptogam

derived from the Latin word cryptogamus

The earliest known usage of cryptogam in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English