Where does “clandestinity” come from?
clandestinity (English) comes from English clandestine, from Latin clandestinus, from Latin clam-de, from Latin clam, from Proto-Indo-European ḱl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
clandestinity (English): The quality or state of being clandestine; A...
Definitions
- The quality or state of being clandestine; A...
Ancestry of “clandestinity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | clandestine | Done or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an... |
| 2 | Latin | clandestinus | clandestine, secret, concealed |
| 3 | Latin | clam-de | secretly |
| 4 | Latin | clam | clandestinely, secretly, privately; stealthily;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱl- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |