English
adiaphanous
From a- + diaphanous.
Formed from a- + diaphanous
Proto-Indo-European *uds- ‘up, out’
Proto-Germanic *uz- ‘out-’
Proto-West Germanic *uʀ- ‘up, out, over’
English a-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine’
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Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’
Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to shine, appear’
Ancient Greek διαφανής ‘diaphanous, translucent, transparent’
Medieval Latin diaphanus ‘transparent’
English diaphanous
Today it means
adj Not transparent; not translucent; not diaphanous; opaque.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / adiaphanous