Etymology

clandestinity

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Today it means: The quality or state of being clandestine. Full definition →

Latin clandestinitas
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromclandestinitas“illegality, clandestiness, underground life”
  2. English todayclandestinity

From clandestine + -ity, borrowed from Latin clandestinitas (“illegality, clandestiness, underground life”).

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