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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | pariō | — |
| 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 |