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Where does “clam-de” come from?

clam-de (Latin) comes from Latin clam, from Proto-Indo-European ḱl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

clam-de (Latin): secretly

Definitions

  1. secretly

Ancestry of “clam-de”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclamclandestinely, secretly, privately; stealthily;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱl-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clam-de”

  • clandestine
  • clandestinely
  • clandestinity
  • clandestineness
  • nonclandestine
  • clandestine
  • clandestinus
  • semiclandestino
  • clandestino
  • clandestine
  • clandestinità
  • semiclandestino
  • clandestino
  • clandestin
  • clandestine
  • clandestino
  • clandestí
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