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verb
To shine (light) through, and thus make (the thing which is shined through) translucent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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verb
To be translucent or transparent, to allow light to shine through.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. 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 trānslūceōbor. ▲ Latin trānslūceō Latin trānslūcēnsbor. English translucent English transluce As if from Latin trānslūceō (“shine through; be translucent”), but perhaps a back-formation from translucent (ultimately from the same Latin verb).
