BharatNotes Latent
adjective (also noun, technical/dactyloscopy: "a latent" = a latent fingerprint)Usage in a UPSC answer
India's vast demographic dividend will remain a latent asset rather than an engine of growth unless skilling, health, and employment reforms convert this dormant potential into productive capacity.
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Word Family
latently (adv), latency (n), latentness (n), latent (n, dactyloscopy)
Root
Latin latens (pres. part. of latere) = to lie hidden, lurk; Greek lanthanein = to escape notice
Etymology
From Latin latent-, latens, present participle of latere "to lie hidden, lurk"; akin to Greek lanthanein "to escape notice." Entered English in the 15th century.
Memory Hook
Latent shares its root with "lie low" — from Latin latere, "to lie hidden." A latent talent lies hidden, waiting to emerge.
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