English
encrypt
Encrypt comes from Ancient Greek κρυπτός ‘concealed, hidden, secret’, and goes back to κρῠ́πτω.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρῠ́πτωkrŭ́ptō‘I conceal’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρυπτός‘concealed, hidden, secret’literally ‘hidden, concealed, private, secret’
- Englishtodayencrypt
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρῠ́πτωkrŭ́ptō‘I conceal’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρυπτός‘concealed, hidden, secret’literally ‘hidden, concealed, private, secret’
- Englishtodayencrypt
Formed from en- + -crypt
Linked words
through Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω ‘I conceal’
through Ancient Greek κρυπτός ‘concealed, hidden, secret’
Today it means
verb To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω / encrypt