Etymograph

English

reencrypt

Reencrypt comes from Ancient Greek κρυπτός ‘concealed, hidden, secret’, and goes back to κρῠ́πτω.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρῠ́πτωkrŭ́ptō‘I conceal’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρυπτός‘concealed, hidden, secret’literally ‘hidden, concealed, private, secret’
  3. Englishtodayreencrypt

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκρῠ́πτωkrŭ́ptō‘I conceal’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκρυπτός‘concealed, hidden, secret’literally ‘hidden, concealed, private, secret’
  3. Englishtodayreencrypt

Formed from re- + encrypt

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω ‘I conceal’

Ancient Greek κρυπτός ‘concealed, hidden, secret’

English encrypt

Linked words

through Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω ‘I conceal’

cryptocurrency, 11 more

through Ancient Greek κρυπτός ‘concealed, hidden, secret’

cryptic, krypton, decryption, decrypt, 8 more

Today it means

verb To encrypt again.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω / reencrypt