Where does “gyroparallelogram” come from?
gyroparallelogram (English) comes from English parallelogram, from Latin parallēlogrammum, from Ancient Greek παραλληλόγραμμον, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος, from Ancient Greek ἀλλήλων, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō — to sift, separate, divide.
gyroparallelogram (English): A hyperbolic quadrilateral whose two...
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- A hyperbolic quadrilateral whose two...
Ancestry of “gyroparallelogram”, step by step
gyroparallelogram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parallelogram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parallelogram | A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of... |
| 2 | Latin | parallēlogrammum | parallelogram |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παραλληλόγραμμον | bounded by parallel lines |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παράλληλος | beside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλήλων | referring back to a plural subject, and... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
via English gyro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gyro | A gyroscope; A gyrocompass; An autogyro |
| 2 | English | gyroscope | an apparatus composed of a wheel which spins... |
| 3 | French | gyroscope | gyroscope |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |