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
- Clothing; Aspect, guise, form; A small ornamental...
Ancestry of “apparel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | apareillier | to arm or tool oneself; to tool; to equip; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | appariclare | — |
| 3 | Latin | apparō | to prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |