myEtymology.com: English etymology of encrypt

Etymology of the English word encrypt

the English word encrypt

derived from the English word decrypt

using the English prefix de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)

derived from the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the English word crypt

derived from the Latin word crypta (crypt, underground room for rites; vault)

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

derived from the Greek word kruptein, κρύπτειν, κρύπτω

derived from the Greek word krupte, κρύπτη (a hidden place; cellar ('crypt'))

derived from the Greek word kruptein, κρύπτειν, κρύπτω

derived from the English word cryptogram

using the English suffix -crypt

derived from the English word en-

derived from the French word en-

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Old French word panne

derived from the Old French word penne

derived from the Latin word penna (feather; pinna, feather; feather; feather, wing)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pet-

derived from the Classical Latin word pinna (feather; feather; wing; fin; lobe)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pet-

derived from the Latin word patena

derived from the Greek word pathne

derived from the Greek word phatne, φάτνη (a crib (for fodder))

derived from the French word panna

using the French suffix -on

derived from the French word électron

derived from the English word electron

using the English suffix -on

derived from the English word electric

derived from the Latin word electricus (electric)

derived from the Latin word electrum (electrum; amber; electron)

derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)

The earliest known usage of encrypt in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English