Where does “nonantiparallel” come from?
nonantiparallel (English) comes from English antiparallel, from English parallel, 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.
nonantiparallel (English): Not antiparallel
Definitions
- Not antiparallel
Ancestry of “nonantiparallel”, step by step
nonantiparallel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English antiparallel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | antiparallel | of vectors, parallel but of opposite direction;... |
| 2 | English | parallel | Equally distant from one another at all points;... |
| 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 |