Etymology

occult

O1C3C3U1L1T1

Today it means: To cover or hide from view. Full definition →

Latin occultus ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti ← Proto-Italic *op
Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óp(i)
  4. Proto-Italic*op
  5. Latinob
  6. Latinob-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱéleti
  9. Latin*celo
  10. Latinocculō
  11. Latinoccultus
  12. English todayoccult

Borrowed from Latin occultus (“hidden, secret”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.