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transparent

Today it means: See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly. Full definition →

Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis ← Latin trans

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transparent · adjective, noun¹

Latin · derived fromtrans
Medieval Latin · borrowed fromtrānspārēns, trānspārēntis“transparent”
English todaytransparent

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō. Displaced native Old English þurhsīene.

transparent · noun²

Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic*trāns
Proto-Italic*trāns-
Latintrans-
Englishtrans-
Englishparent
English todaytransparent

From trans- (“transgender or transsexual”) + parent.

Words from the same roots

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