The story
- Latin · derived fromapertūra“an opening”
- English todayaperture
From late Middle English, from Latin apertūra (“an opening”), from aperiō (“to uncover, make or lay bare”) + -tūra (“-ure”, action noun suffix). Doublet of overture and apertura.
Words from the same roots
Latinapertūra all →
overtureaperturaapertive
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.