Where does “teleparallelism” come from?

teleparallelism (English) comes from English parallelism, 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.

teleparallelism (English): An early attempt at unifying electromagnetism and...

Definitions

  1. An early attempt at unifying electromagnetism and...

Ancestry of “teleparallelism”, step by step

teleparallelism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English parallelism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishparallelismThe state or condition of being parallel;...
2EnglishparallelEqually distant from one another at all points;...
3Middle Frenchparallèle
4Latinparallēlusparallel
5Ancient Greekπαράλληλοςbeside one another, side-by-side; parallel to or...
6Ancient Greekἀλλήλωνreferring back to a plural subject, and...
7Ancient Greekἄλλοςother, another, different, else; in combination...
8Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
9Proto-Hellenickríňňō
10Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
11Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via English tele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteleAlternative form of telly
2Englishtele-over a distance; television; telegraph
3Ancient Greekτῆλεfar off, afar, far away
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelh₁-to move; to turn, go round; turn, become
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European krinyétiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō