Etymology

occulter

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Today it means: Any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events. Full definition →

English occult ← Latin occultus ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti
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  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. Englishoccult
  13. English todayocculter

From occult + -er.

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