criptoleto

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Hellenic *-ós

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Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.

Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)

Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós)bor.

Portuguese cripto-

Portuguese -leto

Portuguese criptoleto

From cripto- + -leto.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɾip.toˈlɛ.tu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɾip.tuˈlɛ.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɛtu

Noun

criptoleto m (plural criptoletos)

1. (linguistics) cryptolect (secretive language form used by a subculture)

Derived terms

• criptoletal

Further reading

• “criptoleto”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026