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Where does “nontransparency” come from?

nontransparency (English) comes from English transparency, from Latin trānspārentia, from Latin trānspārēns, from Latin transpareō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

nontransparency (English): The property of not being transparent

Definitions

  1. The property of not being transparent

Ancestry of “nontransparency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransparencyThe quality of being transparent; transparence;...
2Latintrānspārentia—
3Latintrānspārēns—
4Latintranspareō—
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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