English
latibulize
Latibulize comes from Latin latibulum ‘hiding place’, and goes back to latere ‘to lie hid’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatere‘to lie hid’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatibulum‘hiding place’
- Englishearliest quotation 1894latibulize
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElatere‘to lie hid’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatibulum‘hiding place’
- Englishearliest quotation 1894latibulize
Earliest quotation: 1894, Jas. W. Coulter, An Open Letter: “Now, sir, two courses are open to you: Without…”
Every English word from Latin latere
Today it means
verb To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin latere / latibulize