Etymology

unapparent

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Today it means: Not apparent; not seen on the surface. Full definition →

English apparent ← Middle English un- ← Old English un-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishapparent
  9. English todayunapparent

From un- + apparent.

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