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Where does “transparent” come from?

transparent (German) comes from French transparent, 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 (German): translucent; fully transparent; see-through;...

Definitions

  1. translucent; fully transparent; see-through;...

Ancestry of “transparent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtransparenttransparent; see-through; translucid; allowing...
2Medieval Latintransparenstransparent; transparent; showing through
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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