Etymology of the English word transparent
the English word
transparentderived from the Medieval Latin word
transparerederived from the Latin word
parere (to beget; appear, be visible, be seen; bear; give birth to; beget; obey, be subject, obedient to)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perÉ™-using the Latin prefix
trans-derived from the Latin word
trans (beyond, across)
Date
The earliest known usage of transparent in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
radiotransparent,
semitransparentCognates
Dutch
transparant, French
transparent, German
transparent, Italian
trasparente, Norwegian
transparent, Spanish
transparente, Swedish
transparentUsage
Word found in Modern English
