Etymograph

English

apparate

Apparate comes from Late Latin appareo ‘to appear’, from Latin pāreō ‘be visible’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂séh₁yeti.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂séh₁yeti1reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pāzējō1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pāzēō1‘to appear’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpāreō1‘be visible’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEappareo2as apparēre‘to appear’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 2004apparate2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin appareo
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English apparate
  3. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2004, Julia Quinn, When He Was Wicked: “"Reivers!" he bellowed. His valet appeared — or really,…”.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂séh₁yetiWiktionary, Latin appareoreconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pāzējōWiktionary, Latin appareoreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pāzēōWiktionary, Latin appareo‘to appear’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpāreōWiktionary, Latin appareo‘be visible’
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEappareoWiktionary, English apparateas apparēre‘to appear’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 2004apparateWiktionary, English apparate. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2004, Julia Quinn, When He Was Wicked: “"Reivers!" he bellowed. His valet appeared — or really,…”

Linked words

through Latin pāreō ‘be visible’

appearance, transparency, 3 more

through Late Latin appareo ‘to appear’

appear, 3 more

Today it means

verb To appear magically; to teleport to or from a place.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “apparate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin appareo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂séh₁yeti / apparate

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