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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

  1. Quality of not being translucent

Ancestry of “nontranslucency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtranslucencythe quality of being translucent
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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