Etymology of the English word cryptozoology
the English word
cryptozoologyusing 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
derived from the English word
zoologyusing the English prefix
zoo-derived from the Greek word
zoon, ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
using the English suffix
-logyderived from the Latin word
zoologyderived from the Greek word
zoologiaderived from the Greek word
zoon, ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
