Where does “transparency” come from?
Transparency derives from English transparent, which comes from Anglo-Norman -cie and Latin -cia and -ia suffixes, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots terh₂- and peh₂-.
transparency (English): The quality of being transparent; transparence;...
Definitions
- The quality of being transparent; transparence;...
Ancestry of “transparency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trānspārentia | transparency |
| 2 | Latin | trānspārēns | transparent; showing through |
| 3 | Latin | transpareō | to be showing through; to be transparent |
| 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 |