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Where does “παράλλαξις” come from?

παράλλαξις (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παραλλάσσω, from Ancient Greek ἀλλάσσω, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

παράλλαξις (Ancient Greek): alternation; alternating motion; change,...

Definitions

  1. alternation; alternating motion; change,...

Ancestry of “παράλλαξις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαραλλάσσωto cause to alternate
2Ancient Greekἀλλάσσωto change, alter, make other than it is; to give...
3Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
4Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
5Proto-Hellenickríňňō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “παράλλαξις”

  • parallax
  • parallaxe
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