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Where does “clandestí” come from?

clandestí (Catalan) comes from Latin clandestinus, from Latin clam-de, from Latin clam, from Proto-Indo-European ḱl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clandestí (Catalan): clandestine

Definitions

  1. clandestine

Ancestry of “clandestí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclandestinusclandestine, secret, concealed
2Latinclam-desecretly
3Latinclamclandestinely, secretly, privately; stealthily;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱl-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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