Where does “unparallelable” come from?
unparallelable (English) comes from English parallelable, 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.
unparallelable (English): Incapable of being paralleled; unmatchable
Definitions
- Incapable of being paralleled; unmatchable
Ancestry of “unparallelable”, step by step
unparallelable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parallelable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parallelable | Capable of being paralleled, or equalled |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |