English
apert
Apert comes from Latin apertus ‘uncovered, exposed, militarily undefended’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *apweriō.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*apweriōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaperiō‘to uncover, make or lay bare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEapertus‘uncovered, exposed, militarily undefended’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400apert
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1622same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*apweriōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaperiō‘to uncover, make or lay bare’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEapertus‘uncovered, exposed, militarily undefended’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400apert
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1622same form
Earliest quotation: 1622, Martin Fotherby: “apert Confessions”.
Linked words
through Latin aperiō ‘to uncover, make or lay bare’
Today it means
adj open; uncovered; revealed
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *apweriō / apert