Where does “aparentar” come from?

aparentar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aparente, from Latin apparens, from Latin appāreō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

aparentar (Portuguese): to pretend, feign; to appear, seem

Definitions

  1. to pretend, feign; to appear, seem

Ancestry of “aparentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaparenteapparent
2Latinapparensexposed; visible; perceptible, audible
3Latinappāreōto appear, be visible, come into sight
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-
aparentar — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer