Etymograph

English

latebricole

Latebricole comes from Latin latebra ‘hiding place, retreat, lair’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatebra‘hiding place, retreat, lair’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatebricola
  3. Englishtodaylatebricole

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatebra‘hiding place, retreat, lair’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatebricola
  3. Englishtodaylatebricole

Today it means

adj Of an animal, especially a spider: living concealed in a hole.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin latebra / latebricole