Where does “appearest” come from?
appearest (English) comes from English appear, from Middle English apperen, from Old French aparoir, from Latin appāreō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
appearest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “appearest”, step by step
appearest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appear | To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become... |
| 2 | Middle English | apperen | — |
| 3 | Old French | aparoir | to appear |
| 4 | Latin | appāreō | to appear, be visible, come into sight |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |