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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | aparant | — |
| 2 | Latin | apparens | exposed; visible; perceptible, audible |
| 3 | Latin | appāreō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “apparent”