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Where does “nonclandestine” come from?

nonclandestine (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.

nonclandestine (English): Not clandestine

Definitions

  1. Not clandestine

Ancestry of “nonclandestine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclandestineDone or kept in secret, sometimes to conceal an...
2Latinclandestinusclandestine, secret, concealed
3Latinclam-desecretly
4Latinclamclandestinely, secretly, privately; stealthily;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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