English
larvate
Larvate comes from Latin larva ‘a mask’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElarva‘a mask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElarvātus
- Englishearliest quotation 1898larvate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElarva‘a mask’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElarvātus
- Englishearliest quotation 1898larvate
Earliest quotation: 1898, The American Journal of the Medical Scie: “There is much talk about "larvate" forms of malaria…”
first attested First attested in 1846 (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1846; borrowed from Latin larvātus, from larva (‘a mask’), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Linked words
through Latin Lār ‘Etruscan praenomen’
Today it means
adj Concealed; obscure; being a masked or doubtful case of disease.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin larva / larvate