Where does “semitransparency” come from?
semitransparency (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.
semitransparency (English): imperfect or partial transparency
Definitions
- imperfect or partial transparency
Ancestry of “semitransparency”, step by step
semitransparency 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 |