lateo.
to conceal, hide, lie hidden, lurk, skulk
Meaning & usage
to conceal, hide, lie hidden, lurk, skulk
Latet anguis in herbā.
Sub nōmine pācis bellum latet.
to keep out of sight
to be hidden and in safety
to live in concealment; to live retired
to escape notice, remain unknown
Bene quī latuit, bene vīxit.
to be obscure or unknown, lie hidden
Id quā ratiōne cōnsecūtus sit latet.
Where this word comes from
From a stative verb formed from Proto-Italic *latos (“hidden”) + -eō. The Proto-Italic element was itself inherited from Proto-Indo-European *l̥h₂-tós (“hidden”), from *leh₂-. Compare cognate Doric Greek λᾱ́θω (lā́thō, “to escape notice”), variant of Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō);´also compare Ionic Greek λάθρῃ (láthrēi, “secretly, by stealth; unbeknownst to”).
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