lateo Latin · revision 5400

+ {{infobox|confidence=probable|formation=inherited|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *leh₂-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈɫa.te.oː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈlaː.te.o]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''lateō''' (present infinitive latēre, perfect active latuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a stative verb [[inh|itc-pro|*latē-]], formed from *latos “hidden”, [[inh|ine-pro|*l̥h₂-tó-|t=hidden]], from the root *leh₂- “to hide”.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) Cognate with [[grc|λανθάνω|tr=lanthánō|t=to escape notice]] and [[grc|λήθω|tr=lḗthō|t=to be hidden]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012) The TLL finds the exact relation to the Greek words unclear.^(TLL)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Plautus,^(de Vaan 2008) who describes people hiding under arches and beds in fear.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to hide or lurk, to take shelter, to be out of sight, and to live in obscurity.^(OLD 2012) It was used of things lying below the surface or latent, as in Ennius, of facts and causes lying hidden, and of things escaping notice.^(OLD 2012) With an accusative it meant to be unknown to someone.^(OLD 2012)

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+ Its derivatives include [[latebra]] “hiding place” and the frequentative [[latitō]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) The participle ''latēns'' gave [[en|latent]] in the mid-15th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus describes people hiding in fear.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 204–169 BC – Ennius speaks of a torch that lay hidden many years.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 70–19 BC – Virgil speaks of a hidden harbour.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * mid-15th century – English ''latent'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To hide, [[m|en|lurk]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To take shelter.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To be out of sight; to live in obscurity.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To lie hidden, be [[m|en|latent]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # To escape notice.^(OLD 2012)

+ # (with accusative) To be unknown to.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[interlateo]]

+ * [[latitō]]

+ * [[latebra]]

+ * [[latēscō]]

+ * [[latibulum]]

+ * [[perlateō]]

+ * [[latēns]]

+ * [[latenter]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[dēlitēscō]]

+ * [[latebricola]]

+ * [[latebrōsē]]

+ * [[latebrōsus]]

+ * [[latibulor]]

+ * [[latitābundus]]

+ * [[latitātiō]]

+ * [[oblitēscō]]

+ * [[en|latent]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}