Where does “radiolucent” come from?
Radiolucent comes from English radio- combined with lucent, which derives from Latin lucēns, the present participle of lucēre meaning to shine, from Proto-Italic loukeō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewk- meaning to shine or glow.
radiolucent (English): transparent to X-rays
Ancestry of “radiolucent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | -lucent | — |
| 2 | English | translucent | Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it;... |
| 3 | Latin | translucens | |
| 4 | Latin | transluceo | I shine across; I shine or show through; I am... |
| 5 | Latin | lūceō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | loukeō | cause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lowkéye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
Words derived from “radiolucent”