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Where does the word "apparent" come from? It comes from Latin apparere, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "apparent" come from? It comes from Latin apparere, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Apparent’s story begins in Latin: apparere meant “to appear, to come into sight.” To appear, to come into sight, from ad- (to) and parere (to appear). It reached English by 1300s as apparent. Settled as the English word for something clearly visible or evident. Today, apparent means clearly visible or understood, though possibly not actually true.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient apparere "to appear, to come into sight", to appear, to come into sight, from ad- (to) and parere (to appear).
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s apparent "clearly visible or understood, evident", settled as the English word for something clearly visible or evident.