Where does “transparent” come from?
Transparent comes from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere meaning to shine through, composed of trans across and a root related to Proto-Indo-European terh₂- to cross or overcome.
transparent (English): See-through, clear; having the property that...
Definitions
- See-through, clear; having the property that...
Ancestry of “transparent”, step by step
transparent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parent | One of the two persons from whom one is... |
| 2 | Middle French | parent | parent |
| 3 | Old French | parent | parent |
| 4 | Latin | parēns | parent, mother, father |
| 5 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Medieval Latin transparens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | transparens | transparent; transparent; showing through |