Where does “aperture” come from?
Aperture comes from Latin apertura, the noun form of apertus, the past participle of aperire, meaning to open or uncover, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo.
aperture (English): An opening, gap, or hole, usually small and...
Definitions
- An opening, gap, or hole, usually small and...
Ancestry of “aperture”, step by step
aperture traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian апертура
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | апертура | aperture |
| 2 | Latin | apertūra | an act of opening |
| 3 | Latin | apertus | opened, open, free; public; having been opened;... |
| 4 | Latin | aperiō | to uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |
via Spanish apertura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | apertura | opening; aperture; opening ceremony |