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Where does “nontransparent” come from?

nontransparent (English) comes from English transparent, from English parent, from Middle French parent, from Old French parent, from Latin parēns, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.

nontransparent (English): Not transparent; lacking transparence; opaque

Definitions

  1. Not transparent; lacking transparence; opaque

Ancestry of “nontransparent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransparentSee-through, clear; having the property that...
2EnglishparentOne of the two persons from whom one is...
3Middle Frenchparentparent
4Old Frenchparentparent
5Latinparēns—
6Latinpariō—
7Latin-iō—
8Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “nontransparent”

  • nontransparently
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