Where does “apparent” come from?
Apparent comes from Old French aparant, from Latin apparens, the present participle of appareo meaning "to appear," composed of the prefix ad- and a root from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- meaning "to stretch."
apparent (English): Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to...
Definitions
- Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to...
Ancestry of “apparent”, step by step
apparent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French aparant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | aparant | — |
| 2 | Latin | apparens | exposed; visible; perceptible, audible |
| 3 | Latin | appāreō | to appear, be visible, come into sight |
| 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 |
via Middle French apparent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | apparent | — |