Where does “transparent” come from?

transparent (French) comes from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transparent (French): transparent; see-through; translucid; allowing...

Definitions

  1. transparent; see-through; translucid; allowing...

Ancestry of “transparent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintransparenstransparent; transparent; showing through
2Latintrānsacross, beyond
3LatinPadusthe River Po
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transparent”

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