Etymology of the English word appear
the English word
appearderived from the Old French word
aparoirderived from the Late Latin word
apparere (acquire, gain in addition; appear; be evident, visible; it is apparent, evident, clear)
derived from the Latin word
parere (to beget; appear, be visible, be seen; bear; give birth to; beget; obey, be subject, obedient to)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perə-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of appear in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
disappear,
appeared,
appearingCognates
Catalan
aparexer, French
apparaître, Italian
apparire, Latin
apparere, Provençal
aparer, Spanish
aparecerUsage
Word found in Modern English
