Where does “parallax” come from?
Parallax comes from Middle French parallaxe, from Ancient Greek παράλλαξις, derived from παραλλάσσω meaning to alternate or change, from ἀλλάσσω to change, ultimately from ἄλλος meaning other or different.
parallax (English): An apparent shift in the position of two...
Definitions
- An apparent shift in the position of two...
Ancestry of “parallax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | parallaxe | parallax |
| 2 | Latin | parallaxis | parallax |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παράλλαξις | alternation; alternating motion; change,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παραλλάσσω | to cause to alternate |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλλάσσω | to change, alter, make other than it is; to give... |
| 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 |