Where does “nontranslucency” come from?
nontranslucency (English) comes from English translucency, 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.
nontranslucency (English): Quality of not being translucent
Definitions
- Quality of not being translucent
Ancestry of “nontranslucency”, step by step
nontranslucency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English translucency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | translucency | the quality of being translucent |
| 2 | English | translucent | Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it;... |
| 3 | Latin | translucens | translucent, transparent |
| 4 | Latin | transluceo | I shine across; I shine or show through; I am... |
| 5 | Latin | lūceō | to be light, clear; to shine, glitter |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | loukeō | cause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lowkéye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |