Etymology of the English word cryptophyte
the English word
cryptophyteusing 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
using the English suffix
-phyteDerivations in English
hemicryptophyteUsage
Word found in Modern English
