English
semitransparency
From semi- + transparency.
Formed from semi- + transparency
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂séh₁yeti
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Latin pāreō ‘be seen’
Latin trānspāreō ‘show through’
Latin trānspārēns ‘transparent’
Medieval Latin trānspārentia
English transparency
Today it means
noun The state of being semitransparent; partial transparency
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “semitransparency”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / semitransparency