crypto-
prefixUS /kɹɪptoʊ-/
Etymology Derived from Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós, “hidden, secret”).
1
Morpheme 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
Morpheme Secret.
- crypto- + fascist → cryptofascist
- crypto- + -lect → cryptolect (“a secret language”)
3
Morpheme Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication.
- crypto- + function → cryptofunction
- crypto- + variable → cryptovariable
4
Morpheme Cryptocurrency.
- crypto- + asset → cryptoasset
- crypto- + collectible → cryptocollectible
- Related terms
- -crypt