latent的词源

英文词源

latent (adj.)

mid-15c., "concealed, secret," from Latin latentem (nominative latens) "lying hid, secret, unknown," present participle of latere "to lie hidden," from PIE *laidh-, from root *la- "to be hidden" (cognates: Greek lethe "forgetfulness, oblivion," Old Church Slavonic lajati "to lie in wait for"). Meaning "dormant" is from 1680s.

中文词源

latent：隐藏的，潜伏的

来自PIE*la,隐藏，遗忘，词源同Lethe,lethargy.

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