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Where does “inapparently” come from?

inapparently (English) comes from English inapparent, from English apparent, from Old French aparant, from Latin apparens, from Latin appāreō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

inapparently (English): In a way that is not apparent or obvious

Definitions

  1. In a way that is not apparent or obvious

Ancestry of “inapparently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinapparentNot apparent; subclinical
2EnglishapparentCapable of being seen, or easily seen; open to...
3Old Frenchaparant—
4Latinapparensexposed; visible; perceptible, audible
5Latinappāreō—
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →