Stealth
/stɛlθ/noun
Secret or cautious movement or action intended to avoid detection.
Did you know?Stealth comes from an old Germanic word family meaning to steal or creep away, which is why it still carries the feeling of hidden, almost ghostlike movement.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*stelþō
“stealth, act of stealing away”
Old English
OE
stealth
“cunning, secrecy, furtive conduct”
Middle English
ME
stealth
“secret manner of doing something; slyness”
Modern English
EN
stealth
“the quality of moving or acting without being seen or heard”