Etymology

cryptococcus

cryp·to·coc·cus
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Today it means: Any soil fungus of the genus Cryptococcus, some of which are pathogenic. Full definition →

English coccus ← New Latin coccu ← Latin coccum
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)
  2. Ancient Greekκρῠπτός (krŭptós)
  3. Englishcrypto-
  4. Ancient Greekκόκκος (kókkos)
  5. Latincoccum
  6. New Latincoccu
  7. Englishcoccus
  8. English todaycryptococcus

From crypto- + -coccus.

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