English
pseudocrypticpseudocryptic
From pseudo- + cryptic.
Formed from pseudo- + cryptic
Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’
Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’
English pseudo-
Ancient Greek κρύπτω ‘to hide’
Ancient Greek κρυπτός ‘hidden’
Ancient Greek κρυπτικός ‘obscuring’
Late Latin crypticus
English cryptic
Today it means
adj Morphologically recognisable as distinct only after other methods have unveiled their existence.
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Etymograph / pseudocryptic
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