cryptic

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρυπτικός
2. Late Latin · borrowed fromcrypticus
3. English todaycryptic

From Late Latin crypticus, from Ancient Greek κρυπτικός (kruptikós), from κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”), from κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”). Doublet of kryptic.

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