apparent

/əˈpeɹənt/uh-PEH-ruhnt

/əˈpɛɹənt/uh-PEH-ruhnt

Meaningappearing

Common meaning: clear to see

apto, towards (form of ad-)
parto appear; to obeyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1303 · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘to appear’ → apparent

Journey through time

Latinpāreō, pārēre‘to appear’
Frenchapeler
Englishapparent‘clear to see’ · today

ap- also in: appal apply appease applaud approve

par also in: apparition

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin pāreō ‘to appear; to obey’.

Roots

pāreō, pārēre Latin “to appear; to obey”

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