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Where does “παραλλάσσω” come from?

παραλλάσσω (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

παραλλάσσω (Ancient Greek): to cause to alternate

Definitions

  1. to cause to alternate

Ancestry of “παραλλάσσω”, step by step

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

Words derived from “παραλλάσσω”

  • parallax
  • παράλλαξις
  • parallaxe
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