Where does “latency” come from?

Latency derives from English latent, from Middle English latent, from Latin latēns, the present participle of latēre meaning to lie hidden, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- meaning to lie or hide.

latency (English): The state of being latent; A delay, a period...

Definitions

  1. The state of being latent; A delay, a period...

Ancestry of “latency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlatentExisting or present but concealed or inactive;...
2Middle Englishlatent—
3Old Frenchlatent—
4Latinlatenspresent active participle of lateō; invisible,...
5Latinlatereablative singular of latus; present active...

Words derived from “latency”

Every word from Latin latere →Every word from Latin latens →Every word from Old French latent →