crypto-
English
/kɹɪptoʊ-/
prefix
Definitions
- Hidden, invisible.
- Secret.
- Cryptographic.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (hidden, secret, concealed, private).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κρυπτός
Gloss
hidden, secret, concealed, private
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- encrypt English
- krypton English
- crypta Latin
- crypton Latin
- cryptoporticus Latin
- kripto- Hungarian
- cripto- Italian
- crypto- French
- крипто́н Russian
- cripto- Spanish, Castilian
- criptorquidia Spanish, Castilian
- κρυπτός Ancient Greek
- *krāu- Proto-Indo-European
- cripto- Portuguese
- cripti- Irish
- cripto- Galician