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Where does “concealability” come from?

concealability (English) comes from English conceal, from Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler, from Latin concelo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

concealability (English): The quality of being concealable

Definitions

  1. The quality of being concealable

Ancestry of “concealability”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishconcealTo hide something from view or from public...
2Middle Englishconcelen—
3Old Frenchconcelerto hide; to conceal
4LatinconceloI conceal carefully
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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