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Where does “translucently” come from?

translucently (English) comes from English translucent, from Latin translucens, from Latin transluceo, from Latin lūceō, from Proto-Italic loukeō, from Proto-Indo-European lowkéye-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

translucently (English): In a translucent way

Definitions

  1. In a translucent way

Ancestry of “translucently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtranslucentAllowing light to pass through, but diffusing it;...
2Latintranslucens
3LatintransluceoI shine across; I shine or show through; I am...
4Latinlūceō—
5Proto-Italicloukeōcause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlowkéye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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