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Where does “apertus” come from?

apertus (Latin) comes from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

apertus (Latin): opened, open, free; public; having been opened;...

Definitions

  1. opened, open, free; public; having been opened;...

Ancestry of “apertus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaperiō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “apertus”

  • overt
  • aperture
  • overtly
  • overture
  • pert
  • pertly
  • pertness
  • ouvert
  • malapert
  • overtness
  • apertural
  • apert
  • apertured
  • partlet
  • apertureless
  • nonovert
  • apertly
  • apertometer
  • malapertly
  • inaperturate
  • nanoaperture
  • malapertness
  • semiovert
  • unapertured
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