Where does “παράλληλος” come from?
παράλληλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων, 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.
παράλληλος (Ancient Greek): beside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or...
Definitions
- beside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or...
Ancestry of “παράλληλος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλήλων | referring back to a plural subject, and... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “παράλληλος”