English

latensification

Blend of latent + intensification

Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- ‘to bark, howl’

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Latin lateō ‘lie hidden’

Latin latēns

Old French latent

Middle English latent

Today it means

noun The uniform pre-exposure of a photographic film.

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

Etymograph / latensification