Where does “parallelogramic” come from?
parallelogramic (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.
parallelogramic (English): Having the form or properties of a parallelogram
Definitions
- Having the form or properties of a parallelogram
Ancestry of “parallelogramic”, step by step
parallelogramic 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 ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |