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Crypt

3 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means an underground vault or chamber, especially beneath a church
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Stage 1 of 3
kryptos
Greek · ancient
"hidden, concealed"
hidden, the root of anything concealed
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Stage 2 of 3
crypta
Latin · ancient
"an underground vault"
adopted for an underground vault or chamber
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Stage 3 of 3
crypt
English · 1400s
"an underground burial vault"
settled as the word for a burial vault beneath a church
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