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== Translingual == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”). === Prefix === crypto- Hidden ==== Derived terms ==== == English == === Alternative forms === (prevocalic) crypt- === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek κρῠπτός (krŭptós, “hidden, secret”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kɹɪptoʊ-/ === Prefix === crypto- 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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === == Dutch == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English crypto-), from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). === Prefix === crypto- crypto- ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”). === Pronunciation === === Prefix === crypto- crypto- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “crypto-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012