arăta

Etymology
Several hypotheses exist; one most often proposed is (whence also Portuguese  and Neapolitan /), from, but the phonetic evolution would be irregular in this case; another possibility is Latin , present active infinitive of , as a frequentative of  (past participle ), or from a Vulgar Latin , as a frequentative of  (past participle ). One theory suggests it is the result of the convergence of three originally separate verbs: in addition to producing the standard form, Latin  (from ) produces the mostly regional or archaic variant form  and  (from , past participle of ) produces the obsolete ; these verbs then gradually merged together phonetically. Other etymologies link a Vulgar Latin instead to a contraction of, but this is less likely.

Verb

 * 1)  to show, to exhibit, to display; to prove
 * 2)  to look (appear)
 * 3)  to turn up
 * 1)  to turn up
 * 1)  to turn up