Disappear
/ˌdɪs.əˈpɪr/noun
To cease to be visible or present.
Did you know?The first part, dis-, is a powerful Latin prefix of separation and reversal, and English used it to forge a verb that means to be stripped from sight.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
dis-
“apart, away, in different directions”
Latin
Latin
apparēre
“to come into view, appear; literally “to come forth””
Late Middle English
English
disapieren
“to cease to appear; to vanish”
16th Century
English
disappear
“to vanish from sight or presence”
Modern English
English
disappear
“to cease to be visible or present”