Where does “appear” come from?
Appear comes from Middle English apperen, from Old French aparoir, from Latin appareo (to come into view), composed of the prefix ad- and a root from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- (to stretch or extend).
appear (English): To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become...
Definitions
- To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become...
Ancestry of “appear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | apperen | — |
| 2 | Old French | aparoir | to appear |
| 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 |