Where does “parallelreuzenslalom” come from?
parallelreuzenslalom (Dutch) comes from Dutch parallel, from French parallèle, from Middle French parallèle, from Latin parallēlus, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος, from Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω — to sift, separate, divide.
parallelreuzenslalom (Dutch): parallel giant slalom
Definitions
- parallel giant slalom
Ancestry of “parallelreuzenslalom”, step by step
parallelreuzenslalom traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch parallel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | parallel | parallel (all senses) |
| 2 | French | parallèle | parallel; parallel line; parallel; comparison |
| 3 | Middle French | parallèle | — |
| 4 | Latin | parallēlus | parallel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παράλληλος | beside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλήλων | referring back to a plural subject, and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |