adel-

combining form

variants or adelo-

: concealed : not apparent

Adelaster

adelopod

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek adēl, adēlo- unseen, from adēlos, from a- a- entry 2 + dēlos visible, evident; akin to Old English tǣtan to gladden, Old High German zeiz dear, Old Norse teitr glad, Sanskrit dīdeti he shines, Latin dies day

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