adj
Meaning 1
Translucent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
translucid
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Etymology
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 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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Translations
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- Spanish: translúcido — translucent