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Where does “hyperlucent” come from?

hyperlucent (English) comes from English -lucent, from English translucent, from Latin translucens, from Latin transluceo, from Latin lūceō, from Proto-Italic loukeō, from Proto-Indo-European lowkéye-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

hyperlucent (English): Less dense than normal

Definitions

  1. Less dense than normal

Ancestry of “hyperlucent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lucent—
2EnglishtranslucentAllowing light to pass through, but diffusing it;...
3Latintranslucens
4LatintransluceoI shine across; I shine or show through; I am...
5Latinlūceō—
6Proto-Italicloukeōcause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlowkéye-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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