Where does “latent” come from?

latent (Romanian) comes from French latent, from Latin latens, from Latin latere — ablative singular of latus; present active...

latent (Romanian): latent

Definitions

  1. latent

Ancestry of “latent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlatentlatent
2Latinlatenspresent active participle of lateō; invisible,...
3Latinlatereablative singular of latus; present active...
Every word from Latin latere →Every word from Latin latens →Every word from French latent →