Where does “clandestinus” come from?

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

clandestinus (Latin): clandestine, secret, concealed

Definitions

  1. clandestine, secret, concealed

Ancestry of “clandestinus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclam-desecretly
2Latinclamclandestinely, secretly, privately; stealthily;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱl-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “clandestinus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱl-Every word from Latin clam