aparelhar

From Old Occitan aparelhar, from Vulgar Latin *appariclāre < *appariculāre, present active infinitive of *appariculō, itself probably from Latin apparō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Old French apareillier, French appareiller.

aparelhar

1. to prepare
2. to join together, assemble
3. to mate
4. (nautical) to cast off

• apariar
• apparier

From Vulgar Latin *appariclāre < *appariculāre, present active infinitive of *appariculō, itself probably from Latin apparō. Gallo-Romance cognate with Catalan aparellar and Old French apareillier.

aparelhar

1. to prepare

• Occitan: aparelhar

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*appariculāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 25 (lists Old Occitan as apareilar)

From Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *appariclāre < *appariculāre, itself probably from Latin apparō. Compare Spanish aparejar, French appareiller, Italian apparecchiare. Alternatively, it may be linked to Portuguese parelho, parelha.

aparelhar (first-person singular present aparelho, first-person singular preterite aparelhei, past participle aparelhado)

1. to prepare, rig, make ready
2. to harness (a horse)