parecer
Spanish
verb
Definitions
- (impersonal) to seem, to see fit
- (pronominal) to believe
- (pronominal) to think
- to strike seem, appear, make an impression
Etymology
Derived from Latin *pārescere derived from Proto-Italic *pāzēō derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂s-, *peh₂-s- (watch, see).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*peh₂s-, *peh₂-s-
Gloss
watch, see
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
見
Emoji
⌚️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Parece Vela English
- *pārescere Latin
- comparere, compareo Latin
- pareo Latin
- pareo, parēre Latin
- pāreō Latin
- pārēre Latin
- Parece Vela Spanish, Castilian
- comparecer Spanish, Castilian
- vela Spanish, Castilian
- *peh₂s-, *peh₂-s- Proto-Indo-European
- comparèixer Catalan, Valencian
- parer Catalan, Valencian
- parèixer Catalan, Valencian
- parecer Old Portuguese
- *pāzēō Proto-Italic
- paecer Asturian