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- Ancient Greek · derived fromκρυπτός
- English todaydecrypt
From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).
Words from the same roots
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decrypt
de·cryptToday it means: To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text. Full definition →
Ancient Greek κρυπτός