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Where does “apert” come from?

apert (English) comes from Middle English apert, from Old French apert, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

apert (English): open; uncovered; revealed

Definitions

  1. open; uncovered; revealed

Ancestry of “apert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishapert—
2Old Frenchapert—
3Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
4Latinaperiō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “apert”

  • pert
  • pertly
  • pertness
  • malapert
  • partlet
  • apertly
  • malapertly
  • malapertness
  • apertness
  • overpert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →