Where does “latent” come from?

latent (Danish) comes from German latent, from French latent, from Latin latens, from Latin latere — ablative singular of latus; present active...

latent (Danish): latent (existing or present but concealed or inactive)

Definitions

  1. latent (existing or present but concealed or inactive)

Ancestry of “latent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlatentlatent
2Frenchlatentlatent
3Latinlatenspresent active participle of lateō; invisible,...
4Latinlatereablative singular of latus; present active...
Every word from Latin latere →Every word from Latin latens →Every word from French latent →