The story
- Ancient Greekκρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)
- Ancient Greekκρῠπτός (krŭptós)
- Englishcrypto-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥séti
- Proto-Italic*korsō
- Latincurrō
- Latincurrēns
- Medieval Latincurrentia
- Englishcurrency
- Englishcryptocurrency
- Latinlītera
- Latinlīterātī
- Englishliterati
- English todaycrypterati
Blend of cryptocurrency + literati.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.