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Where does “apparel” come from?

Apparel comes from Old French apareillier, from Vulgar Latin appariclare, from Latin appariculare, derived from Latin appariculo and apparo, with the prefix ad- and root ad from Proto-Indo-European ád.

apparel (English): Clothing; Aspect, guise, form; A small ornamental...

Definitions

  1. Clothing; Aspect, guise, form; A small ornamental...

Ancestry of “apparel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchapareillierto arm or tool oneself; to tool; to equip; to...
2Vulgar Latinappariclare—
3Latinapparō—
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “apparel”

  • reapparel
  • unapparel
  • disapparel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →