translucent
/tɹænˈsluːsənt/tran-SLOO-suhnt
/tɹænˈslusənt/tran-SLOO-suhnt
Meaningshining through
Common meaning: letting light through
- transacross
- luclight; to shineLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1080 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
‘across’ + ‘light’ → translucent
Journey through time
- Latintranslucens‘shining through’source
- Englishtranslucent‘letting light through’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin lūx ‘light’.
Roots
- lūx, lūcis; lūceō Latin “light; to shine”
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