Where does “παραλληλόγραμμον” come from?

παραλληλόγραμμον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek παράλληλος, 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.

παραλληλόγραμμον (Ancient Greek): bounded by parallel lines

Definitions

  1. bounded by parallel lines

Ancestry of “παραλληλόγραμμον”, step by step

παραλληλόγραμμον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek παράλληλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαράλληλοςbeside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or...
2Ancient Greekἀλλήλωνreferring back to a plural subject, and...
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

via Ancient Greek γραμμή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγραμμήa stroke line
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “παραλληλόγραμμον

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyétiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō