Etymology

nontransparent

N1O1N1T1R1A1N1S1P3A1R1E1N1T1

Today it means: Not transparent; lacking transparence; opaque. Full definition →

English transparent ← Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis ← Middle English non-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Medieval Latintrānspārēns, trānspārēntis
  15. Englishtransparent
  16. English todaynontransparent

From non- + transparent.

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