'noncryptic' originates from English, specifically the prefix 'non-' + the adjective 'cryptic', where 'non-' meant 'not' (from Latin 'non') and 'cryptic' comes from Greek 'kryptos' meaning 'hidden'.

'cryptic' comes from Greek 'kryptos' (hidden) → Greek adjective 'kryptikos' → Late Latin 'crypticus' → Middle English/modern English 'cryptic'; 'non-' as a negating prefix was added in modern English to form 'noncryptic'.

Initially the root 'kryptos' meant 'hidden', giving 'cryptic' the sense 'hidden or secret'; over time 'cryptic' acquired senses like 'mysterious' or 'obscure', and 'noncryptic' developed the opposite sense 'not hidden; clear'.