Where does “phototransparency” come from?
phototransparency (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.
phototransparency (English): A photographic slide
Definitions
- A photographic slide
Ancestry of “phototransparency”, step by step
phototransparency 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 |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |