occulo Latin · revision 5595

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *ḱel-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈɔk.kʊ.ɫoː]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈɔk.ku.lo]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''occulō''' (present infinitive occulere, perfect active occuluī, supine occultum); third conjugation^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|la|ob-|*celō]], from [[itc-pro|*kele/o-|t=to hide]], [[ine-pro|*ḱel-|t=to hide]], the root also in [[cēlō]] “to conceal”.^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) The spelling [[m|la|oquoltod]] in the decree on the Bacchanalia is hypercorrect.^(de Vaan 2008) Cognate with [[sga|ceilid|t=hides]], [[ang|helan|t=to hide]] and [[got|𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽|tr=huljan|t=to cover]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(TLL)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan dates it from Plautus, who speaks of women hiding bodily flaws with make-up.^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant to hide from view or conceal, as troops in ambush, and to keep secret or cover up.^(OLD 2012) Its frequentative [[occultō]] “to keep hidden” and its participle [[occultus]] “hidden, secret” were more common.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ''Occultus'' gave [[en|occult]] in the 1530s, first in the sense “secret”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus speaks of hiding blemishes with make-up.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 186 BC – the decree on the Bacchanalia spells its participle ''oquoltod''.^(de Vaan 2008)

+ * 1530s – English ''occult'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|hide]], [[m|en|conceal]]; to place in ambush.^(OLD 2012)

+ # To keep secret.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[occultō]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[cella]]

+ * [[clam]]

+ * [[color]]

+ * [[cēlō]]

+ * [[en|occult]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Döderlein contrasts [[cēlō|alt=cēlāre]], hiding in an abstract sense, keeping silent about something, with ''occulere'' and ''occultāre'', hiding something material from view, the opposite of [[aperiō|alt=aperīre]].^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}