lateo

Meaning

1. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to conceal, hide, lie hidden, lurk, skulk
2. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to keep out of sight
3. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to be hidden and in safety
4. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to live in concealment; to live retired
5. (conjugation-2, intransitive, no-supine, transitive) to escape notice, remain unknown
6. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to be obscure or unknown, lie hidden

Concepts

abscond

Synonyms

latito

Translations

sıvışmak

kaçmak

fugarse

evadirse

davonmachen

sich davonmachen

sich

fliehen

φυγοδικώ

fuir

s’enfuir

s’évader

το σκάω

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫa.te.oː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *latēō (“to be hidden”), from earlier *latējō, from Proto-Indo-European *l̥h₂t-éh₁ye-ti (“hidden”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to hide”).
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”).