English
apparent
Apparent comes from Latin appārēns ‘exposed’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂-‘to protect, to ward’next step skipped: Latin appāreō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEappārēnsas appārēns‘exposed’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aparent
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500apparaunt
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596apparent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂-‘to protect, to ward’next step skipped: Latin appāreō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEappārēnsas appārēns‘exposed’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400aparent
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500apparaunt
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1596apparent
Earliest quotation: c. 1596, William Shakespeare, The Life and Death of King Iohn: “Salisbury: It is apparent foul-play; and ’tis shame /…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’
company, food, father, pain, feed, pope, pattern, foster, fur, companion, pastor, penetration, patriot, patron, papa, fodder, perpetrator, fad, forage, paternal, paternity, pasture, ayr, accompaniment, padre, patrician, perpetrate, panini, patrimony, pater, pav, père, compere, pannier, pantaloons, 60 more
Today it means
adj Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- / apparent