Etymology

semitransparent

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Today it means: Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent. Full definition →

English transparent ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishtransparent
  6. English todaysemitransparent

From semi- + transparent.

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