Etymology

onychocryptosis

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Ancient Greek κρυπτός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκρυπτός“I conceal”
  2. English todayonychocryptosis

From onycho- + Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “I conceal”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκρυπτός all →

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