aparecer

/apaɾeˈθeɾ/ · A2 · verb

to appear, to turn up, to pop up, to come up

aparecer = appear + Spanish -ecer; both from Latin apparere

English appear and Spanish aparecer are cognates from Latin apparere (ad- to + parere to show up). Spanish added the -ecer verb ending, as in parecer (to seem) and desaparecer (to disappear). Swap -ecer for nothing and you nearly have appear.

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