Where does “transparent” come from?
transparent (Latin) comes from Latin transpareo, from Latin trans-, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
transparent (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...
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- third-person plural present active indicative of...
Ancestry of “transparent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | transpareo | I am showing through; I am transparent |
| 2 | Latin | trans- | through, across, beyond |
| 3 | Latin | trans | across, beyond |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | trānts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |