crypto-
prefix
- combining form meaning "hidden : covered"
- combining form meaning "hidden by dissembling : unavowed"
- combining form meaning "cryptographic"
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kɹɪptoʊ-/
prefix
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō) Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós)der. English crypto- Derived from Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós, “hidden, secret”).
- 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”)”
- Secret.
“crypto- + fascist → cryptofascist”
“crypto- + -lect → cryptolect (“a secret language”)”
- Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication.
“crypto- + function → cryptofunction”
“crypto- + variable → cryptovariable”
- Cryptocurrency.
“crypto- + asset → cryptoasset”
“crypto- + collectible → cryptocollectible”