English Explanatory Dictionary

translucid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Translucent.

Word forms

translucid more translucid most translucid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Italic *loukēō Latin lūceō Latin trānslūceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin trānslūcidusder. English translucid From Latin translucidus, from trans (“across, through”) + lucidus (“lucid”). Compare French translucide. See translucent.

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