Wiktionary

crypto-

See also: crypto

Translingual edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”).

Prefix edit

crypto-

  1. Hidden

Derived terms edit

Translingual terms prefixed with crypto-

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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”).

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

crypto-

  1. Hidden, invisible.
    ‎crypto- + ‎crystalline → ‎cryptocrystalline (“whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification”)
    ‎crypto- + ‎zoology → ‎cryptozoology (“the study of animals whose existence has not been proven”)
  2. Secret.
    ‎crypto- + ‎fascist → ‎cryptofascist
    ‎crypto- + ‎-lect → ‎cryptolect (“a secret language”)
  3. Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication.
    ‎crypto- + ‎function → ‎cryptofunction
    ‎crypto- + ‎variable → ‎cryptovariable
  5. Cryptocurrency.
    ‎crypto- + ‎asset → ‎cryptoasset
    ‎crypto- + ‎collectible → ‎cryptocollectible

Derived terms edit

English terms prefixed with crypto-

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French edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”).

Pronunciation edit

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Prefix edit

crypto-

  1. crypto-

Derived terms edit

French terms prefixed with crypto-

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