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
- The property of not being transparent
Ancestry of “nontransparency”, step by step
nontransparency traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transparency
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transparency | The quality of being transparent; transparence;... |
| 2 | Latin | trānspārentia | transparency |
| 3 | Latin | trānspārēns | transparent; showing through |
| 4 | Latin | transpareō | to be showing through; to be transparent |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |