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Where does “opaquely” come from?

opaquely (English) comes from English opaque, from French opacité, from Latin opacitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

opaquely (English): In an opaque manner

Definitions

  1. In an opaque manner

Ancestry of “opaquely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishopaqueNeither reflecting nor emitting light; Allowing...
2Frenchopacitéopacity; opaqueness
3Latinopacitasshadiness, shade
4Latin-tās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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