Where does “semitransparent” come from?
Semitransparent derives from English transparent, combining the Latin prefix semi- with Latin transparere, from Proto-Indo-European sem- and terh₂- meaning to rub or pass through.
semitransparent (English): Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or...
Definitions
- Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or...
Ancestry of “semitransparent”, step by step
semitransparent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transparent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transparent | See-through, clear; having the property that... |
| 2 | English | parent | One of the two persons from whom one is... |
| 3 | Middle French | parent | parent |
| 4 | Old French | parent | parent |
| 5 | Latin | parēns | parent, mother, father |
| 6 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 7 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Romanian transparent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | transparent | transparent |
| 2 | French | transparent | transparent; see-through; translucid; allowing... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | transparens | transparent; transparent; showing through |
| 4 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 5 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 6 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |