- clandestine
[clandestine 词源字典]
- clandestine: see conceal
[clandestine etymology, clandestine origin, 英语词源] - clandestine (adj.)
- 1560s, from Latin clandestinus "secret, hidden," from clam "secretly," from adverbial derivative of base of celare "to hide" (see cell), perhaps on model of intestinus "internal." Related: Clandestinely. As a noun form, there is awkward clandestinity (clandestineness apparently being a dictionary word).