Etymograph

English

latitation

Latitation comes from Latin latitatio ‘a hiding’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *latos ‘hidden’.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*latos‘hidden’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElateō‘be hiding, lurk, skulk’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatitō‘to be in hiding’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatitatio‘a hiding’
  5. Englishtodaylatitation

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*latos‘hidden’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElateō‘be hiding, lurk, skulk’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatitō‘to be in hiding’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElatitatio‘a hiding’
  5. Englishtodaylatitation

Linked words

through Latin lateō ‘be hiding, lurk, skulk’

latent, 3 more

Today it means

noun The act of concealment or hiding.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *latos / latitation

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