English
Yellow Transparent
From a variation of White Transparent based on the colour of the apple.
A compound of yellow + transparent
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- ‘green, yellow’
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Proto-Germanic *gelwaz ‘yellow’
Proto-West Germanic *gelu ‘yellow’
Old English ġeolu ‘yellow’
Middle English yelwe
English yellow
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘through, throughout, over’
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trānts
Latin trans ‘across, beyond’
Medieval Latin trānspārēns
English transparent
Today it means
noun An apple cultivar with a subacidic taste and fine flesh
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Yellow Transparent