Word: cryptovirology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cryp
to
vi
ro
lo
gy
Definition: The use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors.
Morphemes:
Affix: crypto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Cryptographic; of or relating to cryptanalysis
Affix: viro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: virus
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of